ploy

Meanings

Plural: ploys

Noun

an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
a maneuver in a game or conversation
A tactic, strategy, or scheme.
Sport; frolic.
Employment.

Verb

To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.

Origin / Etymology

Possibly from a shortened form of employ or deploy. Or from earlier ploye, from Middle English, borrowed from Middle French ployer (compare modern plier), from Latin plicāre.

Synonyms

gambit, stratagem

Antonyms

deploy

Scrabble Score: 9

ploy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ploy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ploy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

ploy is a valid Words With Friends word