Definition of slay

"slay" in the verb sense

1. murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove

kill intentionally and with premeditation

"The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

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Quotations for slay

You cannot slay a stone. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him. [ Job xiii. 15 ]

Are you called forth from out a world of men,
To slay the innocent? [ William Shakespeare ]

slay in Scrabble®

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

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters slay:

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slay in Words With Friends™

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

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 7

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Words containing the sequence slay

Words that start with slay (8 words)

Words that end with slay (2 words)

Word Growth involving slay

Shorter words in slay

ay lay

la lay

Longer words containing slay

mislay mislayer mislayers

mislay mislaying

mislay mislays

slayable

slayed

slayer manslayer manslayers

slayer mislayer mislayers

slayer slayers manslayers

slayer slayers mislayers

slaying manslaying

slaying mislaying

slaying slayings

slays mislays