pay
Pay commonly means to give money, usually in exchange for goods or services, cancel or discharge a debt, or convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow. As a noun, pay can refer to something that remunerates.
Length
3
Scrabble
8
WWF
8
Starts
PA
Ends
PAY
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “PAY” Mean?
pay has 12 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
1 sensesomething that remunerates
“wages were paid by cash”
“he wasted his pay on drink”
“they saved a quarter of all their earnings”
Synonyms
Verb
11 sensesgive money, usually in exchange for goods or services
“I paid four dollars for this sandwich”
“Pay the waitress, please”
“They pay him to write the letter”
convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
“Don't pay him any mind”
“give the orders”
“Give him my best regards”
“pay attention”
Synonyms
cancel or discharge a debt
“pay up, please!”
“They pay”
do or give something to somebody in return
“Does she pay you for the work you are doing?”
“They pay to move”
Synonyms
Show 5 more verb definitions
be worth it
“It pays to go through the trouble”
render
“pay a visit”
“pay a call”
“They pay the money”
bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
“You'll pay for this!”
“She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly”
“You'll pay for this opinion later”
make a compensation for
“a favor that cannot be paid back”
discharge or settle
“pay a debt”
“pay an obligation”
Word Forms
Synonyms for PAY
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Word Intelligence
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Definition
something that remunerates
Length
3 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
Y
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Letters
P, A, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆PAY has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PAY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆PAY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 3-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆PAY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABC
CV Pattern
CVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
PA, AY
Trigrams
PAY
Crossword Intelligence
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