Scrabble and Words with Friends

• PLAY is a valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• PLAY is a valid Words with Friends word worth 10 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• PLAY is a 4 letter word containing the letters a, l, p, y.

Definitions

• play

  noun a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
  he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway

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• play

  noun a theatrical performance of a drama
  the play lasted two hours

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• play

  noun a preset plan of action in team sports
  the coach drew up the plays for her team

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• play

  noun a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
  the runner was out on a play by the shortstop

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• play

  noun a state in which action is feasible
  the ball was still in play
  insiders said the company's stock was in play

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• play

  noun utilization or exercise
  the play of the imagination

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• play

  noun an attempt to get something
  they made a futile play for power

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• play

  noun activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
  Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child

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• play

  noun (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
  rain stopped play in the 4th inning

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• play

  noun the removal of constraints
  they gave full play to the artist's talent

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• play

  noun a weak and tremulous light
  the play of light on the water

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• play

  noun verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)

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• play

  noun movement or space for movement
  there was too much play in the steering wheel

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• play

  noun gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
  it was all done in play

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• play

  noun (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
  it is still my play

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• play

  noun the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
  there was heavy play at the blackjack table

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• play

  noun the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

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• play

  verb participate in games or sport
  We played hockey all afternoon
  play cards
  Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches

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• play

  verb act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
  This factor played only a minor part in his decision
  This development played into her hands
  I played no role in your dismissal

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• play

  verb play on an instrument
  The band played all night long

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• play

  verb play a role or part
  Gielgud played Hamlet
  She played the servant to her husband's master

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• play

  verb be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
  The kids were playing outside all day
  I used to play with trucks as a little girl

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• play

  verb replay (as a melody)
  Play it again, Sam
  She played the third movement very beautifully

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• play

  verb perform music on (a musical instrument)
  He plays the flute
  Can you play on this old recorder?

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• play

  verb pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
  She plays deaf when the news are bad

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• play

  verb move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
  The spotlights played on the politicians

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• play

  verb bet or wager (money)
  He played $20 on the new horse
  She plays the races

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• play

  verb engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
  On weekends I play

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• play

  verb pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
  Let's play like I am mommy
  Play cowboy and Indians

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• play

  verb emit recorded sound
  The tape was playing for hours
  the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered

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• play

  verb perform on a certain location
  The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16
  She has been playing on Broadway for years

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• play

  verb put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
  He is playing his cards close to his chest
  The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory

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• play

  verb engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
  They played games on their opponents
  play the stock market
  play with her feelings

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• play

  verb behave in a certain way
  play safe
  play it safe
  play fair

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• play

  verb cause to emit recorded audio or video
  I'll play you my favorite record
  He never tires of playing that video

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• play

  verb manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
  She played nervously with her wedding ring
  He played with the idea of running for the Senate

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• play

  verb use to one's advantage
  She plays on her clients' emotions

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• play

  verb consider not very seriously
  She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania

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• play

  verb be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
  This speech didn't play well with the American public
  His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee

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• play

  verb behave carelessly or indifferently
  Play about with a young girl's affection

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• play

  verb cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
  The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack

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• play

  verb perform on a stage or theater
  She acts in this play
  I played in `A Christmas Carol'

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• play

  verb be performed or presented for public viewing
  What's playing in the local movie theater?
  `Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years

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• play

  verb cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
  play a joke

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• play

  verb discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
  play water from a hose
  The fountains played all day

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• play

  verb make bets
  Play the races
  play the casinos in Trouville

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• play

  verb stake on the outcome of an issue
  She played all her money on the dark horse

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• play

  verb shoot or hit in a particular manner
  She played a good backhand last night

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• play

  verb use or move
  I had to play my queen

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• play

  verb employ in a game or in a specific position
  They played him on first base

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• play

  verb contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
  Princeton plays Yale this weekend
  Charlie likes to play Mary

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• play

  verb exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
  play a hooked fish

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• Lookup PLAY using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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