Yes. AY is a valid word.
AY is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
AY is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About AY
AY is a vote of yes, often spelled aye, as in “the ayes have it”. The Y has few two-letter homes, so remember AY, BY, MY, OY, YA, YE and YO.
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AY scores 5 points
Before any bonus squares: A 1 + Y 4 = 5. On a double-word square that's 10, on a triple-word 15, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: AY as the first play
Later in the game, put the Y on a 3L square and AY is worth 13 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of AY (16):
- BAYan indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
- CAYa coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
- DAYtime for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
- FAYa small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
- GAYbright and pleasant
- HAYgrass mowed and cured for use as fodder
- JAYa bird of genus Platylophus
- KAY
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- LAYform of LIE: be located or situated somewhere
- MAYthorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries
- NAYa negative
- PAYgive money, usually in exchange for goods or services
- RAYa column of light (as from a beacon)
- SAYexpress in words
- WAYhow something is done or how it happens
- YAY
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from AY
Other forms of AY (1):
Words that start with AY:
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Swap any one letter of AY and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
These use exactly the letters of AY:
- YAan Asian pear
Memory tip
AY means a yes vote, like “the ayes have it”. Reverse it for YA, and both are handy homes for a Y.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with A
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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