pay: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 8 letter points · starts with P · ends with Y
Meaning of pay
verb
- ambitransitive
To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
Example: pay cash or pay in cash, pay by credit/debit card
- intransitive, transitive
To deposit into an account.
Example: I pay a portion of each paycheck into a savings account.
- ambitransitive
To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
Example: to pay compensation, to pay a fine
- intransitive, transitive
To be profitable; to be worth it.
Example: It didn't pay him to keep the store open any more.
Listed forms: pays, paying, paid, payed, glossary.
Source: Wiktionary — pay.
noun
- countable, uncountable
Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
Example: Many employers have rules designed to keep employees from comparing their pays.
- countable, rare
A paying job; a paying concern.
Listed forms: pays.
Source: Wiktionary — pay.
adj
- not-comparable
Operable or accessible on deposit of coins.
Example: pay toilet
- not-comparable
Pertaining to or requiring payment.
Example: pay television
Source: Wiktionary — pay.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for pay.
noun
something that remunerates
verb
convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
verb
cancel or discharge a debt
- pay up
- ante up
verb
bring in
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is pay in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of pay
P(3) + A(1) + Y(4) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of pay
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from pay
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in pay. Showing up to 24, longest first.