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Pays

Q: What does pays mean?

pays is the plural and third-person singular form of pay, which means “something that remunerates”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.

p ₃a ₁y ₄s ₁

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of pay

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does pays mean?

noun

something that remunerates
“wages were paid by check”
Synonymswage earnings remuneration salary

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 pays.

Is PAYS 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)	No

How many points is PAYS worth?

Scrabble

9 pts

p ₃a ₁y ₄s ₁

Words With Friends

9 pts

p ₄a ₁y ₃s ₁

Wordfeud

10 pts

p ₄a ₁y ₄s ₁

NYT Crossplay

9 pts

p ₃a ₁y ₄s ₁

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

Words from the letters in PAYS

Anagrams 3

pyas spay yaps

Best shorter words top 14 of 14

pay 8 pya 8 spy 8 yap 8 ays 6 say 6 asp 5 ay 5 pas 5 sap 5 spa 5 ya 5 pa 4 as 2

See all 14 words made from PAYS

Hooks for PAYS

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

Front hooks

apays spays

Back hooks

paysd

Words that end like PAYS

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

days says ways plays stays lays prays bays gays hays jays nays rays brays frays slays sways trays sprays strays always displays holidays nowadays

All words ending in -AYS

Pays: quick answers

Is PAYS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. PAYS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.

How many points is PAYS worth?

PAYS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does pays mean?

pays is the plural and third-person singular form of pay, which means “something that remunerates”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in PAYS?

You can make 14 shorter words from PAYS, such as PAY, PYA, SPY, YAP. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of PAYS?

PAYS rearranges into PYAS, SPAY, YAPS.