Yes — "play" is one of the first Pre-K sight words. It's regularly spelled (the "ay" reliably makes a long "a" sound), but as one of a young child's most meaningful words, it's taught early alongside truly irregular sight words.
Can we play outside today?
"Play" is fully decodable through basic phonics once a child learns the "ay" pattern, but it's grouped with the earliest sight words because of how central it is to a young child's daily vocabulary and how often it appears in the very first books and songs they encounter.
Since "play" is likely one of your child's favorite words already, use that built-in motivation — ask what they want to "play" today, then show them the written word.
Word Wizard teaches "play" with Flash Cards, Listen & Pick, Spell It, and Write It — four game modes that turn repetition into play.
See "play" with its picture, syllables, and example sentence — with native audio.
Hear "play" spoken aloud and pick it out from similar-looking words.
Build "play" letter by letter from shuffled tiles.
Word Wizard turns sight word practice into a game — Flash Cards, Listen & Pick, Spell It and Write It, from Pre-K through Grade 5.