Definition of 'play', A list of words generated from letters ALPY, Anagram of play

Definition of word 'play'

n. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
n. a theatrical performance of a drama
n. a preset plan of action in team sports
n. a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
n. a state in which action is feasible
n. utilization or exercise
n. an attempt to get something
n. activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
n. (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
n. the removal of constraints
n. a weak and tremulous light
n. verbal wit or mockery
n. movement or space for movement
n. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
n. (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
n. the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning
n. the act using a sword
v. participate in games or sport
v. act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
v. play on an instrument
v. play a role or part
v. be at play
v. replay
v. perform music on
v. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
v. move or seem to move quickly
v. bet or wager
v. engage in recreational activities rather than work
v. pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
v. emit recorded sound
v. perform on a certain location
v. put
v. engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
v. behave in a certain way
v. cause to emit recorded audio or video
v. manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
v. use to one's advantage
v. consider not very seriously
v. be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
v. behave carelessly or indifferently
v. cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
v. perform on a stage or theater
v. be performed or presented for public viewing
v. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
v. discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
v. make bets
v. stake on the outcome of an issue
v. shoot or hit in a particular manner
v. use or move
v. employ in a game or in a specific position
v. contend against an opponent in a sport
v. exhaust by allowing to pull on the line

Synonyms of the word 'play'

drama
dramatic play
maneuver
manoeuvre
bid
child's play
playing period
period of play
free rein
shimmer
fun
sport
looseness
frolic
romp
gambol
caper
turn
gambling
gaming
swordplay
act
represent
spiel
act
act as
recreate
toy
run
toy
fiddle
diddle
dally
trifle
dally
toy
flirt
act
roleplay
playact
bring
work
wreak
make for
bet
wager
meet
encounter
take on

Antonyms of the word 'play'

tautness
tightness

Words with two extra letters in addition to the word 'play'

List of words that you can form using two extra letters in addition to letters from the word 'play'
Extra Letters	Word	Scrabble^® Points
jo	jalopy	18
hh	hyphal	17
ck	packly	17
by	byplay	16
fp	flappy	16
hl	ahplyl	14
dm	damply	14
eh	peylah	14
hr	phylar	14
hs	plahsy	14
gu	plaguy	12
de	playde	12
su	layspu	11
el	paelly	11
rt	palrty	11
ar	parlay	11
er	paelry	11
rt	partly	11
ao	payola	11
er	pearly	11
st	plasyt	11
as	playss	11
er	player	11
ls	plysla	11
or	pyorla	11
rt	raptly	11
er	erplay	11
ss	splays	11

Words with an extra letter

You can build the following words with an extra letter
Extra Letters	Word	Scrabble^® Points
h	haply	13
h	phyla	13
m	amply	12
p	apply	12
m	palmy	12
t	aptly	10
u	layup	10
l	pally	10
s	palsy	10
t	patly	10
t	platy	10
a	playa	10
s	plays	10
s	splay	10
t	typal	10

15 words found for letters 'ALPY'

4 letter words

Anagrams of the word play, words consist of 'ALPY'
Word	Scrabble^® Points	Word with Friends^® Points
paly	9	10
play	9	10

3 letter words

Words that can be created using 3 letters from the word 'play'
Word	Scrabble^® Points	Word with Friends^® Points
pay	8	8
pya	8	8
yap	8	8
ply	8	9
lay	6	6
alp	5	7
lap	5	7
pal	5	7

2 letter words

Words that can be created using 2 letters from the word 'play'
Word	Scrabble^® Points	Word with Friends^® Points
ay	5	4
ya	5	4
pa	4	5
al	2	3
la	2	3

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