With AY
27 words · highest scoring is quay at 16 points
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About 4 Letter Words With AY
There are 27 four letter words containing AY in our dictionary. The highest scoring is quay at 16 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 27 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — AWAY, JAYS, QUAY among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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4 Letter Words With AY at a Glance
Highest Scoring 4 Letter Words With AY
- quay16
- jays14
- okay11
- away10
- fray10
- hays10
- shay10
- sway10
Common 4 Letter Words With AY
- away10
- clay9
- gays8
- lays7
- mays9
- play9
- says7
- stay7
4 Letter Words With AY Defined
- awayAdverb · 10 points
- to or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing
- daysNoun · 8 points
- each of the twenty-four-hour periods, reckoned from one midnight to the next, into which a week, month, or year is divided, and corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis
- jaysNoun · 14 points
- a bird of the crow family with boldly patterned plumage, typically having blue feathers in the wings or tail
- maysVerb · 9 points
- expressing possibility
- quayNoun · 16 points
- a stone or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships
- slayVerb · 7 points
- kill (a person or animal) in a violent way
4 Letter Words With AY: Questions
How many four letter words containing AY are there?
There are 27 four letter words containing AY in our dictionary, and 27 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among four letter words containing AY?
QUAY is the highest scoring option at 16 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common four letter words containing AY?
AWAY, JAYS, QUAY are among the most familiar four letter words containing AY. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these four letter words containing AY valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.