Words Containing PAY

There are over 145 words with the letters PAY in English. From short PAY-words to long ones, find all the words that have PAY in it grouped by length, each valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words with PAY.

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3-Letter Words With PAY

Short high-frequency PAY-words:

pay

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4-Letter Words With PAY

Common 4-letter PAY-words:

apay

pays

spay

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5-Letter Words With PAY

Common 5-letter PAY-words:

apayd

apays

appay

copay

payed

payee

payer

payor

paysd

repay

spayd

spays

unpay

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6-Letter Words With PAY

Common 6-letter PAY-words:

paying

appayd

appays

copays

papaya

payees

payers

payess

paynim

payoff

payola

payors

payout

paysan

prepay

repays

spayad

spayds

spayed

unpays

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7-Letter Words With PAY

Common 7-letter PAY-words:

payment

payload

depayse

empayre

overpay

papayan

papayas

payable

payably

paydays

paynims

payoffs

payolas

payouts

payroll

paysage

paysans

payslip

prepays

spayads

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8-Letter Words With PAY

Common 8-letter PAY-words:

payments

appaying

depaysee

empayred

empayres

nonpayer

overpays

payables

paybacks

paycheck

payfones

paygrade

paylists

payloads

paynimry

paysages

payslips

repaying

taxpayer

underpay

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9-Letter Words With PAY

Common 9-letter PAY-words:

copayment

empayring

feepaying

inpayment

nonpayers

nonpaying

paychecks

paycheque

paypacket

payphones

paysagist

paywalled

prepaying

ratepayer

repayable

repayment

taxpayers

taxpaying

underpays

unpayable

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10-Letter Words With PAY

Common 10-letter PAY-words:

copayments

highpaying

inpayments

nonpayment

overpaying

paycheques

paymasters

paynimries

paypackets

paysagists

paywalling

prepayable

prepayment

ratepayers

repayments

taxpayings

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11-Letter Words With PAY

Common 11-letter PAY-words:

downpayment

forepayment

nonpayments

overpayment

prepayments

underpaying

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12-Letter Words With PAY

Common 12-letter PAY-words:

downpayments

forepayments

micropayment

nonrepayable

overpayments

underpayment

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13-Letter Words With PAY

Common 13-letter PAY-words:

micropayments

underpayments

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145 Common Words with PAY

Most Common Length
7
(29 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
15.5
(out of 29)
Most Common Ending
s
(40%)

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

29 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains PAY is paycheques with a total of 29 points.

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

A list of all PAY words with their Scrabble and Words with Friends points. You can also find a list of all words that start with PAY. Also commonly searched for are words that end in PAY. Try our five letter words with PAY page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words With Letters PAY

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

    There are 145 words in the English dictionary that contain PAY, and most of them are 7 letters long (29 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word containing PAY?

    The longest word containing PAY is "underpayments" at 13 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "payments" is the longest common word containing PAY.

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

    Yes. Uncommon words like "paycheque", "taxpayer", "taxpaying", "paycheques" contain PAY and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "paycheques" is worth 29 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words containing PAY?

    Most words containing PAY are 7 letters long, including everyday words like "payment", "payload", "depayse", "empayre", "overpay".