Plying
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Present participle of ply, meaning regularly supplying or providing something, or travelling a route repeatedly.
“The ferry has been plying the route between the two islands for over fifty years.”
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ply·ing
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Wordle
PLY start with ING suffix, the Y acts as a vowel sound within the word
Scrabble
Worth 12 points, Y scores 4 and the ING ending is the most common Scrabble hook suffix
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