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Definition hay

Etymology 1

From Middle English hey, from Old English h??, h?e?, from Proto-Germanic *hawj? (compare West Frisian hea, Dutch hooi, German Heu, Norwegian høy), from *hawwan? (“to hew, cut down”). More at hew.

Noun

hay (countable and uncountable, plural hays)

  1. (uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.
  2. (countable) Any mix of green leafy plants used for fodder.
  3. (slang) Cannabis; marijuana.
  4. A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially a rabbit.
  5. (obsolete) A hedge.
  6. (obsolete) A circular country dance.
Verb

hay (third-person singular simple present hays, present participle haying, simple past and past participle hayed)

  1. To cut grasses or herb plants for use as animal fodder.
  2. To lay snares for rabbits.

Etymology 2

From the sound it represents, by analogy with other letters such as kay and gay. The expected form in English if the h had survived in the Latin name of the letter "h", h?.

Noun

hay (plural hays)

  1. The letter for the h sound in Pitman shorthand.

Results 310 Words with the letters HAY

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7 letter words with the letters HAY 
6 letter words with the letters HAY 
ALIYAH 11
ALPHYL 15
ANYHOW 14
APATHY 13
ARCHLY 14
BEACHY 16
BRASHY 13
BYPATH 16
CATCHY 16
CHAFFY 19
CHALKY 18
CHALLY 15
CHAMMY 19
CHAMPY 19
CHANCY 17
CHANTY 14
CHARRY 13
CHASMY 16
CHATTY 13
DEATHY 11
EARTHY 10
FLASHY 14
GHARRY 12
HACKLY 18
HARDLY 12
HAULMY 15
HAWKEY 17
HAYERS 10
HAYING 13
HAYMOW 16
HAZILY 20
HEARTY 10
HEATHY 12
HEYDAY 13
HOORAY 10
HORARY 10
HURRAY 11
HYAENA 11
HYALIN 12
HYDRAE 11
HYDRAS 11
HYDRIA 11
HYENAS 11
HYETAL 11
HYMNAL 15
HYPHAE 15
HYPHAL 16
LEACHY 14
MARSHY 13
MAYHAP 16
MAYHEM 16
MYNAHS 14
NYMPHA 17
PATCHY 16
PEACHY 16
PHYLAE 14
PHYLAR 14
PLASHY 14
POACHY 16
RASHLY 11
RAYAHS 10
SASHAY 10
SAUGHY 13
SHABBY 16
SHAGGY 14
SHALEY 11
SHAMMY 16
SHAMOY 13
SHANDY 12
SHANNY 12
SHANTY 11
SHARNY 11
SHARPY 13
SHOALY 11
THUYAS 11
TRASHY 10
WHACKY 20
WHAMMY 19
WHYDAH 16
WRATHY 13
YACHTS 13
YAHOOS 10
5 letter words with the letters HAY 
CHARY 12
CHAYS 12
DASHY 10
HAMMY 15
HANDY 11
HANKY 14
HAPLY 13
HAPPY 15
HARDY 10
HARPY 12
HAYED 10
HEADY 10
HEAVY 13
HOAGY 11
HYDRA 10
HYENA 10
HYLAS 10
HYPHA 14
HYRAX 16
LATHY 10
MASHY 12
MYNAH 13
PHYLA 13
SHADY 10
SHAKY 13
SHALY 10
THUYA 10
WASHY 12
YACHT 12
4 letter words with the letters HAY 
ACHY 11
AHOY 8
ASHY 8
AYAH 8
CHAY 11
HAYS 8
HAZY 17
HOYA 8
HYLA 9
SHAY 8
YEAH 8
3 letter words with the letters HAY 
HAY 7
YAH 7
2 letter words with the letters HAY 
AH 4
AY 4
HA 4
YA 4

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