GAY Word Analysis
Explore detailed information about the word GAY.
Analysis of GAY
Word Structure
Length: 3 letters
Vowels (1): A
Consonants (2): G, Y
First Letter: G
Last Letter: Y
Game Points
Scrabble Points: 7
Words With Friends Points: 7
Word Pattern: G-A-Y
Word Patterns for GAY
Letter Distribution
Count: 1
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Definition of GAY
Homosexual:
Effeminate or flamboyant in behavior.
Used to express dislike: lame, uncool, stupid, burdensome, contemptible, generally bad.
Examples:
- "This game is gay; let’s play a different one."
- "Dolph: "Oh, man! You kissed a girl!" Jimbo: "That is so gay!""
(dated) Happy, joyful, and lively.
Examples:
- "The Gay Science"
(dated) Quick, fast.
(dated) Festive, bright, or colourful.
Examples:
- "Pennsylvania Dutch include the plain folk and the gay folk."
(obsolete) Sexually promiscuous (of any gender), (sometimes particularly) engaged in prostitution.
Examples:
- "As our heroes passed along the Strand, they were accosted by a hundred gay ladies, who asked them if they were good-natured. "Devil take me!" exclaimed Echo, "if I know which way my ship heads; but there is not a girl in the Strand that I would touch with my gloves on.""
(of a dog's tail) Upright or curved over the back.
(Scotland, Northern England, possibly obsolete) Considerable, great, large in number, size, or degree. In this sense, also in the variant gey.
Examples:
- "A gay deal different to what I is noo."
- "There were a gay bit of lace on it."
(now chiefly in the plural) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
Examples:
- "Coordinate term: lesbian"
(dialectal, obsolete) Something which is bright or colorful, such as a picture or a flower.
Examples:
- "There's a good child; look at the gays, and keep quiet."
(obsolete) An ornament, a knick-knack.
Examples:
- "If however the stranger be suspected of “sailing under false colours," when they are all in familiar chat about nothing in particular, “Cousin Jacky” will take occasion to say to the new chum, “My dear; ded 'e ever see a duck clunk a gay?" […] no more deceived by him than a duck can be made to clunk (swallow) a gay (fragment of broken crockery)."
(transitive, dated, uncommon) To make happy or cheerful.
(transitive, uncommon) To cause (something, e.g. AIDS) to be associated with homosexual people.
(Scotland, Northern England) Considerably, very.
Examples:
- "She'll mak naw moor mischeef neets—she's gay quiet now!"
The letter —, which stands for the sound /ɡ/, in Pitman shorthand.
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Words Found Within GAY
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Using GAY in Word Games
The word "GAY" can be valuable in various word games. Here's how you can use it effectively:
Scrabble Strategy
With a score of 7 points, "GAY" can be particularly effective when placed on premium squares. Look for opportunities to form parallel words or extend existing words on the board.
Words With Friends Tips
Worth 7 points in Words With Friends, "GAY" can be a strategic play. Consider saving it for triple word scores or combining it with high-scoring letters like J, Q, or Z.