Spay

4 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To surgically remove the ovaries of a female animal in order to prevent reproduction.

“The vet recommended they spay their cat before she reached six months old.”

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Synonyms

alter neutercastrate

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in AY with a SP opening, the uncommon SP start makes this worth guessing when common consonant openings have been ruled out

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points with the Y making it a high-value short word, and SPAYS extends it cleanly for an easy five-letter follow-up

Words Related to Spay

Anagrams of Spay

Words that use exactly the same letters as “spay”.

aspy pays pyas yaps

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “spay” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

apay spam span spas stay

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “spay”.

gaspy palsy pasty patsy peasy physa pisay plays prays raspy sappy shapy snapy soapy spacy spary spays splay spray waspy yaups yawps

Longer words starting with Spay

Words that begin with “spay”.

spays spayed

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