Definition of delayed

"delayed" in the verb sense

1. delay, detain, hold up

cause to be slowed down or delayed

"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"

"she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

2. delay

act later than planned, scheduled, or required

"Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

3. stay, detain, delay

stop or halt

"Please stay the bloodshed!"

4. check, retard, delay

slow the growth or development of

"The brain damage will retard the child's language development"

"delayed" in the adjective sense

1. delayed

not as far along as normal in development

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Quotations for delayed

Justice delayed is justice denied. [ Gladstone ]

Hopes delayed hang the heart upon tenterhooks. [ Proverb ]

Revenge the longer it is delayed the crueler it grows. [ Proverb ]

A letter, timely writ, is a rivet to the chain of affection;
And a letter, untimely delayed, is as rust to the solder. [ Tupper ]

Feelings, like flowers and butterflies, last longer the later they are delayed. [ Jean Paul ]

delayed in Scrabble®

The word delayed is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters delayed:

DELAYED
(98 = 48 + 50)
DELAYED
(98 = 48 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

delayed

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word delayed

DELAYED
(98 = 48 + 50)
DELAYED
(98 = 48 + 50)
DELAYED
(92 = 42 + 50)
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DELAYED
(64 = 14 + 50)
DELAYED
(64 = 14 + 50)
DELAYED
(63 = 13 + 50)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In delayed

DELAYED
(98 = 48 + 50)
DELAYED
(98 = 48 + 50)
DELAYED
(92 = 42 + 50)
DELAYED
(92 = 42 + 50)
DELAYED
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DELAYED
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delayed in Words With Friends™

The word delayed is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters delayed:

DELAYED
(101 = 66 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

delayed

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word delayed

DELAYED
(101 = 66 + 35)
DELAYED
(95 = 60 + 35)
DELAYED
(83 = 48 + 35)
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DELAYED
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DELAYED
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DELAYED
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DELAYED
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DELAYED
(47 = 12 + 35)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In delayed

DELAYED
(101 = 66 + 35)
DELAYED
(95 = 60 + 35)
DELAYED
(83 = 48 + 35)
DELAYED
(83 = 48 + 35)
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Words within the letters of delayed

2 letter words in delayed (6 words)

3 letter words in delayed (17 words)

4 letter words in delayed (15 words)

5 letter words in delayed (5 words)

6 letter words in delayed (3 words)

7 letter words in delayed (1 word)

delayed + 1 blank (1 word)

delayed + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence delayed

Words that start with delayed (1 word)

Words with delayed in them (1 word)

Words that end with delayed (3 words)

Word Growth involving delayed

Shorter words in delayed

el delay

ay lay delay

la lay delay

ay aye layed

ye aye layed

ay lay layed

la lay layed

Longer words containing delayed

nondelayed

undelayed