Synonyms for fay

Most common

fairy · elf · puck · faerie · yot

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A fairy.

2. v. 1

   To join (pieces of timber) tightly. The long edges of the staves of a barrel have to be fayed so that when it is assembled it will not leak.

   I have a strip cutter and I can cut the exact widths I need to fit, they are easy to fay together and attach very firmly to the bulkheads.

Forms

Plural

fays → fairies, faeries, sprites, pucks…

Past participle

fayed
e.g. fayed → joined, affixed, attached…

Example sentences

• fairy The little fairy washed itself in the morning dew.
• elf You can play as a human, as an elf or as a dwarf.
• puck The goalie deflected the puck with his stick.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

elf¹, yot

4 letters

join¹, puck¹

5 letters

fairy², affix², sylph¹

6 letters

attach², sprite¹, faerie

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fairy² = 2 syllables).