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Yes, volley is playable

...and is worth 14 points.

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"Volley" Definition

noun

A bursting forth of many things together: a volley of oaths.
A simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles.
Sports A shot, especially in tennis, made by striking the ball before it touches the ground.
Sports The flight of a ball before it touches the ground: kicked the soccer ball on the volley.
The missiles thus discharged.

verb-intransitive

Sports To make a volley, especially in tennis.
To be discharged in or as if in a volley.
To move rapidly, forcefully, or loudly like missiles: The hailstones volleyed down. Charges and countercharges volleyed through the courtroom.

verb-transitive

Sports To strike (a tennis ball, for example) before it touches the ground.
To discharge in or as if in a volley: volley musket shots at the attackers.

verb

To discharge in or as if in a volley.
To propel (an object) while in the air and before touching the ground.
To hit (a tennis ball) on the volley.
To become discharged in or as if in a volley.
To make a volley.

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