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Is RELAYING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, RELAYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does RELAYING mean?

Relaying is a form of RELAY.

  1. verb

    pass along

    “Please relay the news to the villagers”

  2. noun

    the act of passing something along from one person or group to another

    “the relay was successful”

  3. noun

    a crew of workers who relieve another crew

  4. noun

    a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8

R (1) + E (1) + L (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for RELAYING

RELAYING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None. Nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None. Nothing can be added to the end.

Anagrams of RELAYING

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from RELAYING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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