What does RAY mean?

Pronunciation
/reɪ/
Letters
3
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
5
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. a column of light (as from a beacon)
  2. a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
  3. (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
  4. a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
  5. the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
  6. any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
  7. cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins

verb

  1. emit as rays“That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

rays7rayed9raying10

Anagrams of RAY

yar6rya6

Words inside RAY

3 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

ar2 ay5ya5

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Questions

Is RAY a valid word in word games?

RAY is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is RAY worth?

RAY is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 5 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from RAY?

3 other words, including YA, AR and AY.