waylay
waylay is a 6-letter English word with 2 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way; especially, to watch for the passing of, with a view to seize, rob, or slay; to beset in ambush. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way; especially, to watch for the passing of, with a view to seize, rob, or slay; to beset in ambush.
- verb. wait in hiding to attack
Synonyms
ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lurk, scupper
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