Yes. PLY is a valid word.
PLY is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
PLY 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 PLY
PLY means a layer or strand, as in three-ply yarn, and as a verb it means to work steadily or to supply someone with something; its forms include PLIED, PLIES and PLYING. It has no A, E, I, O or U. PLY's P and Y are worth 7 points together, and since it's valid, so a challenge against it fails.
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PLY scores 8 points
Before any bonus squares: P 3 + L 1 + Y 4 = 8. On a double-word square that's 16, on a triple-word 24, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: PLY as the first play
Later in the game, put the Y on a 3L square and PLY is worth 16 before any word bonus.
Longer words from PLY
Other forms of PLY (2):
Words that start with PLY:
- PLYERsomeone who plies a trade
- PLYERSform of PLYER: someone who plies a trade
- PLYWOODa laminate made of thin layers of wood
- PLYINGLY
- PLYWOODSform of PLYWOOD: a laminate made of thin layers of wood
- PLYOMETRIC
- PLYOMETRICS
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Memory tip
PLY is a layer or strand, as in two-ply tissue, and also means to work at something.
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