bay

NOUNVERBADJECTIVE /beɪ/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH B

bay is a valid 3-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1Y4
3 + 1 + 4 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does bay mean?

NOUN · 7 SENSES
1

A small recess opening off a larger room.

SYNONYMS
2

An indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

SYNONYMS
3

Small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors.

BROADER
4

A compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose.

“he opened the bomb bay”

5

A compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital.

“they put him in the sick bay”

6

A horse of a moderate reddish-brown color.

7

The sound of a hound on the scent.

BROADER
VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Utter in deep prolonged tones.

2

Bark with prolonged noises, of dogs.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

(used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color.

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Anagrams of bay

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