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Showing words for WAYLAYING using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Waylaying

waylaying

7 Letter Words for Waylaying

alaying, awingly, yawling, yawnily

6 Letter Words for Waylaying

agnail, anyway, gainly, galany, gawain, gayway, inyala, lawing, laying, linaga, waling, wayang, waying, waylay, wyling, yawing

5 Letter Words for Waylaying

again, agila, aiwan, alang, alani, algin, align, alway, angia, anlia, awing, gaily, galan, gayal, ignaw, inlaw, inlay, laang, lagan, lagna, lanai, langi, lawin, lawny, layia, liana, liang, ligan, linga, lingy, liwan, lying, naily, nyala, waily, wanga, wanly, wigan, wilga, wingy, winly, yawny

4 Letter Words for Waylaying

agal, agin, agla, agly, agni, aina, alai, alan, alay, alga, alia, alin, anal, anay, anga, anil, awag, away, awin, awny, ayin, gaia, gail, gain, gala, gali, gawn, gila, glia, glyn, gnaw, gwyn, gyal, gyny, inga, inly, lain, lana, lang, lawn, lina, ling, liny, naga, nagi, naig, nail, nala, ngai, waag, wail, wain, wali, waly, wang, wany, wily, wing, winy, yagi, yali, yana, yang, yawl, yawn, yawy, yaya

3 Letter Words for Waylaying

aal, aga, agy, aia, ail, ain, ala, alg, aln, alw, aly, ana, any, awa, awl, awn, gal, gan, gaw, gay, gin, gyn, iaa, ign, ing, iwa, laa, lag, lai, lan, law, lay, lig, lin, lyn, naa, nag, naw, nay, nig, nil, wag, wan, way, wig, win, wyn, yag, yan, yaw, yay, yin

Definitions for Waylaying

[1] to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
[2] to await and accost unexpectedly: The actor was waylaid by a swarm of admirers.
[3] to lie in wait for and attack
[4] to await and intercept unexpectedly

Words related to Waylaying

waylayaccost, box, skulk, slink, lurk, prowl, bushwhack, jump, attack, surprise, catch, assail, ambuscade

Words nearby Waylaying

waylaywayfaring tree, waygoing, waygoing crop, waylaid, wayland, waylay, wayleave, wayleggo, wayless, waymark, waymarked

Origin of Waylaying

1505–15; way1 + lay1, after Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wegelagen to lie in wait, derivative of wegelage a lying in wait

Other words from Waylaying

way·lay·er , noun

Word origin for Waylaying

C16: from way + lay 1

Synonyms for Waylaying

accost, ambuscade, assail, attack, box, bushwhack, catch, jump, lurk, prowl, skulk, slink, surprise, hold up, lay for, lie in wait, pounce on, set upon, swoop down on