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   Way·lay

   /ˈwāˌlā/

   

   verb

   • 1. stop or interrupt (someone) and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way: "he waylaid me on the stairs" Similar ambushhold upattackassailroblie in wait forlay a trap fortrapentrapinformal:mugstick upaccostdetainintercepttake asidestop and talk topounce onswoop down onimportuneinformal:buttonhole

   Derivatives

   • 1. waylayer noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • W

     4

   • A

     1

   • Y

     4

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • Y

     4

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