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Repaying

r 1e 1p 3a 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of repay

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

What does repaying mean?

verb

  1. pay back

    “Please refund me my money”

    Synonymsrefundreturngive back

  2. make repayment for or return something

    Synonymsrequite

  3. act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

    Synonymsrewardpay back

  4. answer back

    Synonymsretortcome backreturnriposterejoin

Definitions shown for repay, the base form of repaying.

Is REPAYING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
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 REPAYING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
r 1e 1p 3a 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
r 1e 1p 4a 1y 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

16 pts
r 1e 1p 4a 1y 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
r 1e 1p 3a 1y 4i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in REPAYING

Hooks for REPAYING

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

Front hooks

prepaying

Back hooks

None

Words that end like REPAYING

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

displayingdelayingportrayingallayingarrayingdecayingessayingforayinginlayingrelayingunsayingbetrayingdismayingmislayingoutlayingwaylayingplayingstayingpayingsayingprayinglayingsprayingstraying
All words ending in -AYING

Repaying: quick answers

Is REPAYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. REPAYING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is REPAYING worth?
REPAYING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does repaying mean?
repaying is the present participle of repay, which means “pay back”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in REPAYING?
You can make 263 shorter words from REPAYING, such as PRAYING, PREYING, GRAPEY, GRIPEY. See the full list.