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BELAYING

8 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What BELAYING Means

BELAYING is a form of BELAY, which means:

  1. verb: turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or them
  2. verb: fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
  3. noun: something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BELAYING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 E1 L1 A1 Y4 I1 N1 G2.

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