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Payed

Q: What does payed mean?

payed is the past tense of pay, which means “give money, usually in exchange for goods or services”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.

p ₃a ₁y ₄e ₁d ₂

About 1 syllable

verb · 5 letters · Very common · past tense of pay

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : valid

What does payed mean?

verb

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
“I paid four dollars for this sandwich”
convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
“Don't pay him any mind”
Synonymsgive
cancel or discharge a debt
“pay up, please!”
Synonymspay upante up
bring in
“interest-bearing accounts”
Synonymsyield bear
do or give something to somebody in return
“Does she pay you for the work you are doing?”
Synonymspay offmake upcompensate
dedicate
“give thought to”
Synonymsgive devote

Definitions shown for pay, the base form of payed.

Is PAYED a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is PAYED worth?

Scrabble

11 pts

p ₃a ₁y ₄e ₁d ₂

Words With Friends

11 pts

p ₄a ₁y ₃e ₁d ₂

Wordfeud

12 pts

p ₄a ₁y ₄e ₁d ₂

NYT Crossplay

11 pts

p ₃a ₁y ₄e ₁d ₂

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PAYED

Best shorter words top 30 of 31

pay 8 pya 8 pye 8 yap 8 yead 8 yep 8 aped 7 day 7 dey 7 dye 7 yad 7 aye 6 dap 6 pad 6 ped 6 yae 6 yea 6 ape 5 ay 5 pea 5 ya 5 ye 5 dae 4 pa 4 pe 4 ad 3 da 3 de 3 ed 3 ae 2

See all 31 words made from PAYED

Hooks for PAYED

Add one letter to the front or back of PAYED to make another word.

Front hooks

spayed

Back hooks

None

Words that end like PAYED

Common words that share the ending -AYED, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

played stayed prayed bayed hayed brayed frayed swayed sprayed strayed displayed delayed portrayed allayed arrayed decayed essayed forayed relayed betrayed dismayed holidayed disarrayed spayed

All words ending in -AYED

Payed: quick answers

Is PAYED a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. PAYED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.

How many points is PAYED worth?

PAYED scores 11 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does payed mean?

payed is the past tense of pay, which means “give money, usually in exchange for goods or services”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in PAYED?

You can make 31 shorter words from PAYED, such as PAY, PYA, PYE, YAP. See the full list.