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Yes, bay is playable

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"Bay" Definition

noun

A body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth, affording access to the sea: the Bay of Biscay.
A crown or wreath made especially of the leaves and branches of the laurel and given as a sign of honor or victory.
A deep, prolonged bark, such as the sound made by hounds.
A reddish brown.
A reddish-brown animal, especially a horse having a black mane and tail.

adjective

Reddish-brown: a bay colt.
Reddish brown.
(of a horse) brown with black points.

verb-transitive

To bring to bay: "too big for the dogs which tried to bay it” ( William Faulkner).
To express by barking or howling: a mob baying its fury.
To pursue or challenge with barking: "I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon” ( Shakespeare).

verb-intransitive

To utter a deep, prolonged bark.

verb

To bark with prolonged tones.
To cry out.
To bark at.
To bring to bay.
To pursue with barking.

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