Is SPLAYED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPLAYED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPLAYED mean?
Splayed is a form of SPLAY.
- noun
an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
- verb
spread open or apart
“He splayed his huge hands over the table”
- verb
turn outward
“These birds can splay out their toes”
- verb
move out of position
“dislocate joints”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 13 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 SPLAYED
SPLAYED 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.
Words you can make from SPLAYED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- played12
- spayed12
- payed11
- delays10
- slayed10
- palsy10
- plays10
- slype10
- splay10
- yelps10
- lapsed9
- padles9
- pedals9
- pleads9
- delay9
- layed9
- leady9
- lysed9
- sadly9
- sayed9
- espy9
- paly9
- pays9
- play9
- pyas9
- pyes9
- spay9
- yaps9
- yelp9
- yeps9
- lyase8
- padle8
- paled8
- pedal8
- plead8
- spade8
- spaed8
- days8
- deys8
- dyes8
- lady8
- yald8
- yeld8
- pay8
- ply8
- pya8
- pye8
- spy8
- yap8
- yep8
- lapse7
- leaps7
- pales7
- peals7
- pleas7
- salep7
- sepal7
- spale7
- aped7
- ayes7
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