Rays

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of ray; beams of light or radiation.

“The sun's rays filtered through the clouds.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/reɪz/

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Synonyms

beams light radiation

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Wordle

Contains Y as vowel with A; ends in S for plural.

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points; Y adds value to common letters.

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arsyl artsy aryls ascry brays drays dryas eyras frays grays kyars marys prays raspy rasty rayas reasy resay sacry sairy sarky satyr saury sayer

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