say

say is a 3-letter English word with 25 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Saw. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 5 · 25 senses

Definitions

1. past tense. Saw.
2. noun. Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack.
3. noun. Tried quality; temper; proof.
4. noun. Essay; trial; attempt.
5. transitive verb. To try; to assay.
6. noun. A kind of silk or satin.
7. noun. A delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth.
8. transitive verb. To utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; as, he said many wise things.
9. transitive verb. To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson.
10. transitive verb. To announce as a decision or opinion; to state positively; to assert; hence, to form an opinion upon; to be sure about; to be determined in mind as to.
11. transitive verb. To mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or approximation; hence, to suppose; -- in the imperative, followed sometimes by the subjunctive; as, he had, say fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, say ten miles.
12. intransitive verb. To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
13. transitive verb. A speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb.
14. noun. the chance to speak

    "let him have his say"

15. verb. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

    "I said to him to go home"

    "She ordered him to do the shopping"

    Synonyms: enjoin, order, tell

16. verb. express a supposition

    "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"

    "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"

    Synonyms: suppose

17. verb. indicate

    "The clock says noon"

18. verb. communicate or express nonverbally

    "What does this painting say?"

    "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"

19. verb. recite or repeat a fixed text

    "Say grace"

    "She said her `Hail Mary'"

20. verb. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

    "She pronounces French words in a funny way"

    "I cannot say `zip wire'"

    Synonyms: articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce

21. verb. utter aloud

    "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"

22. verb. express in words

    "He said that he wanted to marry her"

    "tell me what is bothering you"

    Synonyms: state, tell

23. verb. state as one's opinion or judgement; declare

    "I say let's forget this whole business"

24. verb. report or maintain

    "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"

    "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"

    Synonyms: allege, aver

25. verb. have or contain a certain wording or form

    "The passage reads as follows"

    "What does the law say?"

    Synonyms: read

Synonyms

enjoin, order, tell, suppose, articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, state, allege, aver, read

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in say:

ays, yas

Common word forms

says, sayal, sayed, sayer, sayest, saying, sayable

Words from these letters

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