Is SPLAYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPLAYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPLAYING mean?
Splaying 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
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 SPLAYING
SPLAYING 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 SPLAYING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SPLAYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- palsying14
- playing13
- spangly13
- spaying13
- paying12
- plying12
- spying12
- slaying11
- gipsy11
- lapsing10
- palings10
- sapling10
- gainly10
- laying10
- lyings10
- lysing10
- saying10
- singly10
- slangy10
- palsy10
- pansy10
- plays10
- pyins10
- spiny10
- splay10
- gapy10
- gyps10
- inlays9
- layins9
- paling9
- gaily9
- lingy9
- lying9
- yagis9
- yangs9
- paly9
- pays9
- pily9
- piny9
- play9
- pyas9
- pyin9
- spay9
- yaps9
- yips9
- gyp9
- lapins8
- plains8
- spinal8
- aping8
- ayins8
- inlay8
- layin8
- lysin8
- pangs8
- pings8
- spang8
- agly8
- gays8
- sagy8
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