Play
Play is a valid word in word games.
- Tile score
- 9 points
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1
- How common
- Very common
Meaning of play
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nounA dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.
“he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway”
Similar: drama
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nounA theatrical performance of a drama.
“the play lasted two hours”
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nounA preset plan of action in team sports.
“the coach drew up the plays for her team”
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verbParticipate in games or sport.
“We played hockey all afternoon”
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verbAct or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome.
“This factor played only a minor part in his decision”
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verbPlay on an instrument.
“The band played all night long”
Definitions from WordNet 3.0, Princeton University.
Anagrams of play
- paly9
Words inside play
Words of three letters or more made from its letters, longest first.
- pay8
- lap5
- lay6
- alp5
- pal5
- ply8
- yap8
- pya8
Words that rhyme with play
- day
- hey
- may
- pay
- re
- say
- stay
- they
- way
- bay
- clay
- gay
- gray
- grey
- jay
- lay
- pray
- ray
- spray
- yea
- ae
- ay
- bey
- bray
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