delay
Delay commonly means to cause to be slowed down or delayed, act later than planned, scheduled, or required, or slow the growth or development of. As a noun, delay can refer to time during which some action is awaited or the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time.
Length
5
Scrabble
9
WWF
9
Starts
DE
Ends
LAY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DELAY” Mean?
/dɪˈleɪ/
delay has 6 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensestime during which some action is awaited
“instant replay caused too long a delay”
“he ordered a hold in the action”
Synonyms
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Synonyms
Verb
4 sensescause to be slowed down or delayed
“Traffic was delayed by the bad weather”
“she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform”
Synonyms
act later than planned, scheduled, or required
“Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered”
“They delay a long time”
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
time during which some action is awaited
Length
5 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
D, E, L, A, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆DELAY is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DELAY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
DE, EL, LA, AY
Trigrams
DEL, ELA, LAY
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