ray

NOUNVERB /reɪ/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH R

ray is a valid 3-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1A1Y4
1 + 1 + 4 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does ray mean?

NOUN · 7 SENSES
1

A group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation.

2

(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point.

BROADER
4

The syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization.

SYNONYMS
5

A branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence.

6

Any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish.

BROADER
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 · 3 SENSES
1

Extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center.

SYNONYMS
2

Expose to radiation.

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
3

Emit as rays.

“That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky”

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of ray

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