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Updated June 2026
In a suitable state or fully prepared for immediate action or use.
“Are you ready to leave for the airport?”
/ˈrɛdi/
read·y
Contains vowels E and A with Y as vowel; good pattern tester.
Worth 9 points; Y adds flexibility as consonant or vowel.
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