Note: The spelling Kai, which first appeared in the sixteenth century, follows modern French. As noted in the third edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, the expected result of Middle English would be keye /keɪ/ in modern English. The form caio, glossed “breialo sive bigardio” (which perhaps means “bounded field or wood”), is found in the glossary of Endlicher, a collection of words dated in its first version of the eighth century and of Gallic origin by the glossator (and therefore called “De nominibus Gallicis”). See also cai, glossed cancelli “lattice barrier” in late Latin texts (see Thesaurus linguae Latinae s.v.). In Normandy and Picardy, from where Kay generally spread in France, the original clue may have been a barrier delimiting part of a sea or river bank built with stone or earth to create a loading area for boats. The corresponding word in Poitou was chai. Yes, Kai is a valid Scrabble word. DOCK: a dock for loading or unloading ships [n-S] Other definitions: Check the words in the Scrabble dictionary and make sure it is an official Scrabble word. Use this Scrabble dictionary checker to find out if a word is acceptable in your Scrabble dictionary®. When you enter a word and click the Check Dictionary button, it simply tells you if it is valid or not, and lists the dictionaries in the case of a valid word.
In addition, you can also read the meaning if you want to know more about a particular word. Solutions and tips for all popular word games: Words with Friends, Wordle, Wordscapes and 100 others. 2. A structure constructed parallel to the shore of a waterway and used as a landing site. Other words can be formed with the same letters: ayu qua 3. A stone or metal platform that sits next to the water or protrudes into the water for loading and unloading ships. The Middle English keye, kaye, borrowed from the Anglo-French kay, caye, keye, corresponds to the Middle French (Picardy) kay, goes back to the Gaulish *kagiì ̄o- (end Gaulish caio) “pregnant”, goes back to the Celtic at more than haw entry 1 1. A reinforced dock or bench where ships are loaded or unloaded.