plays


Meanings

  • a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage;
    • "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
  • a theatrical performance of a drama;
  • a preset plan of action in team sports;
    • "the coach drew up the plays for her team"
  • a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill;
  • a state in which action is feasible;
  • utilization or exercise;
  • an attempt to get something;
  • activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules;
  • (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds;
  • the removal of constraints;
  • a weak and tremulous light;
  • verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously);
  • movement or space for movement;
  • gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement;
  • (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession;
  • the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize);
  • the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
  • participate in games or sport;
  • act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome;
  • play on an instrument;
  • play a role or part;
  • be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children;
  • replay (as a melody);
  • perform music on (a musical instrument);
    • "He plays the flute"
  • pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind;
    • "She plays deaf when the news are bad"
  • move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly;
  • bet or wager (money);
    • "She plays the races"
  • engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion;
  • pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity;
  • emit recorded sound;
  • perform on a certain location;
  • put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game;
  • engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously;
  • behave in a certain way;
  • cause to emit recorded audio or video;
  • manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination;
  • use to one's advantage;
    • "She plays on her clients' emotions"
  • consider not very seriously;
    • "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
  • be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way;
  • behave carelessly or indifferently;
  • cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space;
  • perform on a stage or theater;
  • be performed or presented for public viewing;
  • cause to happen or to occur as a consequence;
  • discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream;
  • make bets;
  • stake on the outcome of an issue;
  • shoot or hit in a particular manner;
  • use or move;
  • employ in a game or in a specific position;
  • contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle;
    • "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"
  • exhaust by allowing to pull on the line;


Scrabble Score: 10

plays is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

plays is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

plays is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 11

plays is a valid Words With Friends word