Meaning
- (verb) To surround; environ; enclose.
- (verb) To overlay; adorn.
- (verb) To besiege; invest; surround.
- (verb) To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.
- (verb) To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat or piton.
- (verb) To secure (a person) to a rope or (a rope) to a person. “He would need an experienced partner to belay him on the difficult climbs.”
- (verb) To lay aside; stop; cancel. “Belay that order!”
- (verb) The general command to stop or cease.
Letter breakdown
- Belaying contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 14.
Words from these letters
- belying
- baling
- bangle
- baying
- byline
- genial
- laying
- linage
- agile
- alien
- align
- aline
- angel
- angle
- bagel
- began
- begin
- being
- belay
- bilge
- binge
- bling
- eying
- gable
- gaily
- glean
- inlay
- lying
- able
- ably
- bail
- bale
- bane
- bang
- bani
- bean
- bile
- gain
- gale
- gibe
- glen
- glib
- gybe
- lain
- lane
- lean
- lien
- line
- nail
- age
- ail
- alb
- ale
- ani
- any
- aye
- bag
- ban
- bay
Connected words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with BEL
- belabor
- belabored
- belaboring
- belabors
- belated
- belatedly
- belay
- belayed
- belays
- belch
- belched
- belches
- belching
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beleaguering
- beleaguers
- belfries
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Words ending with ING
Reader questions
What does Belaying mean?
To surround; environ; enclose.
How many letters are in Belaying?
Belaying has 8 letters.
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