9 Letter Words Containing PAY

There are 19+ nine letter words with PAY in our English dictionary. Every nine-letter PAY word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with PAY.

Popular 9-Letter Words With PAY

copayment 18
empayring 17
inpayment 16
nonpaying 15
paychecks 25
paycheque 28
paygrades 16
paymaster 16
payphones 19
paysagist 15
paywalled 18
prepaying 17

All 9-Letter Words With PAY (19 words)

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How Common is PAY as a Middle 9 Letter word?

There are 19 9-letter words containing PAY in English. The average Scrabble score here is 17.9, with -S endings dominating (26% of them).

Total Words
19
Avg Scrabble Score
17.9
Most Common Ending (26%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
UE

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Highest-Scoring 9-Letter PAY-Words in Scrabble

paycheque 28
paychecks 25
taxpaying 22
taxpayers 21
payphones 19
paywalled 18

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains PAY?

28 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains PAY is paycheque with a total of 28 points.

P 3
A 1
Y 4
C 3
H 4
E 1
Q 10
U 1
E 1
noun 1. a salary or wages cheque made out to an employee

FAQ 9 Letter Words With PAY

  • How many 9 letter words containing PAY are in the English dictionary?

    There are 19 9-letter words in the English dictionary that contain PAY. The average Scrabble score across them is 17.9.

  • Are there any rare 9 letter words containing PAY worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 9-letter words like "paycheque", "taxpaying", "paysagist", "paymaster" contain PAY and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "paycheque" is worth 28 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 9 letter words containing PAY?

    Everyday 9-letter words containing PAY include "copayment", "empayring", "inpayment", "nonpaying", "paychecks".