pray: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 9 letter points · starts with P · ends with Y
Meaning of pray
verb
To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
Example: Muslims pray in the direction of Mecca.
To humbly beg a person for aid or their time.
To wish or hope strongly for a particular outcome.
Example: She is praying that the Red Sox will win tonight.
- obsolete
To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.
Listed forms: prays, praying, prayed.
Source: Wiktionary — pray.
adv
- alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Alternative form of pray tell (“I ask you”).
Base or related entry: pray tell.
- archaic, formal, not-comparable
Please; used to make a polite request
Example: pray silence for…
Source: Wiktionary — pray.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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verb
call upon in supplication; entreat
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is pray in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of pray
P(3) + R(1) + A(1) + Y(4) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of pray
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from pray
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