Is SAY a Scrabble word?
Yes. SAY is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.
Meaning To pronounce.
Verb 4 meanings
To pronounce.
“Please say your name slowly and clearly.”
To recite.
“Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance?”
To tell, either verbally or in writing.
“He said he would be here tomorrow.”
To indicate in a written form.
“The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to Paris.”
Noun 4 meanings
A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.
“The local government did not have much say in the matter.”
A type of fine cloth similar to serge.
Trial by sample; assay; specimen.
Tried quality; temper; proof.
Adverb 1 meaning
For example; let us assume.
“Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach.”
Interjection 1 meaning
Used to gain someone's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion
“Say, what did you think about the movie?”
Etymology
From Middle English saien, sain, san, secgan, segen, seien, sein, seiȝen, sugen, sægen, ziggen, from Old English seċġan, secgean, secggan, secggean, seggan, sæċġan (“to say, speak”), from Proto-West Germanic *saggjan, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (“to say”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-h₁-yé-, a suffixed o-grade form of *sekʷ- (“to say”).
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SAY at a glance
SAY has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (S 1 + A 1 + Y 4) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #129 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -SAY
More endings- ESSAY8
- ASSAY8
- HEARSAY13
- DARESAY11
- IMMUNOASSAY18
- BIOASSAY13
- GAINSAY11
- UNSAY8
- RADIOIMMUNOASSAY24
- NAYSAY12
- FORESAY13
- RESAY8
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