Clay

/kleɪ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts4 letters

Definition of Clay

noun

A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
An earth material with ductile qualities.
A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.
"The French Open is played on clay."
The material of the human body.
A particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

verb

To add clay to, to spread clay onto.
(of sugar) To purify using clay.
"1809, Jonathan Williams, On the Process of Claying Sugar, in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Volume 6."

Anagrams of Clay

Exact Anagrams

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Words You Can Make

5 words can be made from the letters in "clay":

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Words formed by adding one letter to "clay" and rearranging:

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Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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