Unscramble DELAY

The letters in DELAY make 35 words in the ENABLE word list. Rearranged in full they also spell LAYED and LEADY. The highest-scoring is DELAY, worth 9 points.

Words
35
Longest
5 letters
Top score
9 (DELAY)

Letters: ADELY

Words made from DELAY

5-letter words 3

delay9 layed9leady9

4-letter words 7

dale5 deal5 lade5lady8 lead5 yald8yeld8

3-letter words 15

ale3 aye6dal4day7 del4dey7dye7 eld4lad4 lay6 lea3led4ley6lye6yea6

2-letter words 10

ad3 ae2al2ay5de3ed3el2 la2 ya5ye5

What some of these words mean

DEAL verb
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
LEAD verb
take somebody somewhere
LADY noun
a polite name for any woman
DALE noun
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
DAY noun
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

Highest-scoring words

Scored with Scrabble letter values, before bonus squares.

delay9 layed9leady9lady8 yeld8yald8day7 dye7 dey7lay6

Questions

How many words can you make from the letters in DELAY?

35 words, from 2 to 5 letters long, using each letter no more times than it appears.

What are the anagrams of DELAY?

LAYED and LEADY use exactly the same letters as DELAY.

What is the highest-scoring word you can make from DELAY?

DELAY, worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values, followed by LAYED and LEADY.