/deɪ/
interjection

Is DEY a Scrabble word?

Yes. DEY is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning An informal Tamil-language term of address used when trying to get someone's attention.

Interjection 1 meaning

  1. An informal Tamil-language term of address used when trying to get someone's attention.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: dey via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English deye, deie, daie, from Old English dǣġe (“maker of bread; baker; dairy-maid”), from Proto-West Germanic *daigijā, from Proto-Germanic *daigijǭ (“kneader of bread, maid”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, form, build”).

DEY at a glance

DEY has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + Y 4) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #26,055 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -DEY

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Same last three letters as DEY. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • SNIDEY10
  • HEYDEY16

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