Words Ending With AY
Explore the intriguing collection of words that conclude with the letter AY. This section emphasizes how the final placement of AY influences the tone and character of each word. Whether it's common vocabulary or less familiar terms, uncover the unique impact of ending with AY in the world of words.
2 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ay | 5 | - | - |
3 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| say | 6 | have or contain a certain wording or form | What does the law say? |
| way | 9 | space for movement | make way for |
| day | 7 | the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside | the dawn turned night into day |
| may | 8 | thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America | - |
| pay | 8 | cancel or discharge a debt | pay up, please! |
| gay | 7 | homosexual or arousing homosexual desires | - |
| ray | 6 | a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation | - |
| lay | 6 | a narrative poem of popular origin | - |
| jay | 13 | United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829) | - |
| bay | 8 | a small recess opening off a larger room | - |
| yay | 9 | a branch of the Tai languages | - |
| kay | 10 | - | - |
| hay | 9 | convert (plant material) into hay | - |
| nay | 6 | a negative | the nays have it |
| fay | 9 | a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers | - |
| tay | 6 | a branch of the Tai languages | - |
| cay | 8 | a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida | - |
4 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| okay | 11 | in a satisfactory or adequate manner | she'll do okay on her own |
| away | 10 | out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) | pushed all doubts away |
| stay | 7 | hang on during a trial of endurance | - |
| play | 9 | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | Princeton plays Yale this weekend |
| pray | 9 | call upon in supplication; entreat | - |
| gray | 8 | make grey | - |
| clay | 9 | the dead body of a human being | honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay |
| tray | 7 | an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food | - |
| sway | 10 | move back and forth or sideways | the tall building swayed |
| slay | 7 | kill intentionally and with premeditation | - |
| shay | 10 | a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse | - |
| fray | 10 | a noisy fight | - |
| quay | 16 | wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline | - |
| cray | 9 | - | - |
| flay | 10 | strip the skin off | - |
| bray | 9 | reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading | - |
| ofay | 10 | - | - |
| spay | 9 | remove the ovaries of | Is your cat spayed? |
| dray | 8 | a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage | - |
| chay | 12 | - | - |
| tway | 10 | - | - |
| blay | 9 | - | - |
| alay | 7 | - | - |
| apay | 9 | - | - |
| kray | 11 | - | - |
| xray | 14 | - | - |
5 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| today | 9 | in these times | today almost every home has television |
| delay | 9 | cause to be slowed down or delayed | Traffic was delayed by the bad weather |
| spray | 10 | a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | - |
| repay | 10 | make repayment for or return something | - |
| stray | 8 | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | - |
| essay | 8 | make an effort or attempt | The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps |
| decay | 11 | the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation | - |
| relay | 8 | electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit | - |
| array | 8 | align oneself with a group or a way of thinking | - |
| belay | 10 | fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat | - |
| alway | 11 | - | - |
| tokay | 12 | Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes | - |
| moray | 10 | family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked | - |
| noway | 11 | - | - |
| foray | 11 | a sudden short attack | - |
| assay | 8 | an appraisal of the state of affairs | they made an assay of the contents |
| allay | 8 | satisfy (thirst) | - |
| satay | 8 | - | - |
| splay | 10 | move out of position | - |
| scray | 10 | - | - |
| inlay | 8 | a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface | - |
| byway | 16 | a side road little traveled (as in the countryside) | - |
| ixnay | 15 | - | - |
| booay | 10 | - | - |
| palay | 10 | - | - |
| onlay | 8 | - | - |
| unpay | 10 | - | - |
| unsay | 8 | take back what one has said | - |
| unlay | 8 | - | - |
| uplay | 10 | - | - |
| renay | 8 | - | - |
| resay | 8 | - | - |
| abray | 10 | - | - |
| beray | 10 | - | - |
| asway | 11 | - | - |
| appay | 12 | - | - |
| copay | 12 | - | - |
| denay | 9 | - | - |
| deray | 9 | - | - |
| gamay | 11 | - | - |
| embay | 12 | - | - |
6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| anyway | 15 | in any way whatsoever | get it done anyway you can |
| betray | 11 | disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake | - |
| subway | 14 | an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) | in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground' |
| murray | 11 | Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) | - |
| runway | 12 | a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll | - |
| hooray | 12 | a victory cheer | - |
| mayday | 15 | an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider) | - |
| hurray | 12 | - | - |
| astray | 9 | far from the intended target | a bullet went astray and killed a bystander |
| midday | 13 | the middle of the day | - |
| payday | 15 | the day on which you receive pay for your work | - |
| midway | 15 | naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands | - |
| replay | 11 | the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape | - |
| dismay | 12 | fear resulting from the awareness of danger | - |
| deejay | 17 | - | - |
| airway | 12 | the passages through which air enters and leaves the body | - |
| leeway | 12 | a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits | - |
| heyday | 16 | the period of greatest prosperity or productivity | - |
| parlay | 11 | stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager | - |
| prepay | 13 | pay for something before receiving it | - |
| sunray | 9 | a ray of sunlight | - |
| skyway | 19 | a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another | - |
| outlay | 9 | the act of spending or disbursing money | - |
| affray | 15 | a noisy fight | - |
| seaway | 12 | a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels | - |
| mornay | 11 | - | - |
| defray | 13 | bear the expenses of | - |
| mislay | 11 | place (something) where one cannot find it again | - |
| waylay | 15 | wait in hiding to attack | - |
| bewray | 14 | reveal unintentionally | - |
| benday | 12 | reproduce by the Benday process | - |
| cogway | 15 | - | - |
| byplay | 16 | incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect | - |
| cullay | 11 | - | - |
| guanay | 10 | - | - |
| gidday | 12 | - | - |
| forsay | 12 | - | - |
| forray | 12 | - | - |
| flyway | 18 | the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate | - |
| estray | 9 | - | - |
| effray | 15 | - | - |
| dittay | 10 | - | - |
| hobday | 15 | - | - |
| orfray | 12 | - | - |
| outsay | 9 | - | - |
| nongay | 10 | - | - |
| oilway | 12 | - | - |
| naysay | 12 | - | - |
| morgay | 12 | - | - |
| missay | 11 | - | - |
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7 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| holiday | 14 | leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure | we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico |
| someday | 13 | - | - |
| highway | 20 | a major road for any form of motor transport | - |
| halfway | 19 | equally distant from the extremes | - |
| display | 13 | to show, make visible or apparent | National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship |
| railway | 13 | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight | - |
| hallway | 16 | an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open | - |
| freeway | 16 | a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | - |
| runaway | 13 | someone who flees from an uncongenial situation | - |
| doorway | 14 | the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close | he stuck his head in the doorway |
| ashtray | 13 | a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes | - |
| getaway | 14 | the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration | - |
| gateway | 14 | an entrance that can be closed by a gate | - |
| faraway | 16 | very far away in space or time | faraway mountains |
| faraday | 14 | the English physicist and chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction (1791-1867) | - |
| hearsay | 13 | gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth | - |
| portray | 12 | assume or act the character of | The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man |
| gangway | 15 | a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside | - |
| pathway | 18 | a trodden path | - |
| parkway | 19 | a wide scenic road planted with trees | - |
| headway | 17 | vertical space available to allow easy passage under something | - |
| beltway | 15 | a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center | - |
| daresay | 11 | - | - |
| weekday | 18 | any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday) | - |
| walkway | 20 | a path set aside for walking | - |
| overlay | 13 | put something on top of something else | - |
| gunplay | 13 | a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten | - |
| someway | 15 | in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means | he tried to make is someway acceptable |
| fairway | 16 | a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement | - |
| caraway | 15 | a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed | - |
| workday | 18 | a day on which work is done | - |
| airplay | 12 | - | - |
| sideway | 14 | toward one side | the car slipped sideways into the ditch |
| archway | 18 | a passageway under a curved masonry construction | - |
| roadway | 14 | a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel | - |
| sickbay | 18 | (nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship) | - |
| thruway | 16 | a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | - |
| tramway | 15 | a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers | - |
| noonday | 11 | the middle of the day | - |
| gainsay | 11 | take exception to | - |
| overpay | 15 | pay too much | - |
| vouvray | 16 | a dry white French wine (either still or sparkling) made in the Loire valley | - |
| outstay | 10 | stay too long | overstay or outstay one's welcome |
| respray | 12 | - | - |
| raceway | 15 | a canal for a current of water | - |
| cutaway | 15 | a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts | - |
| nosegay | 11 | an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present | - |
| taxiway | 20 | a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport | - |
| endplay | 13 | - | - |
| outplay | 12 | excel or defeat in a game | The Knicks outplayed the Lakers |
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8 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| birthday | 17 | the date on which a person was born | - |
| everyday | 18 | appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions | everyday clothes |
| broadway | 17 | a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters | - |
| driveway | 18 | a road leading up to a private house | they parked in the driveway |
| underway | 15 | currently in progress | preparations for the trial are underway |
| foreplay | 16 | mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse | - |
| stairway | 14 | a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps | - |
| doomsday | 15 | (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives | - |
| stingray | 12 | large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds | - |
| motorway | 16 | a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | - |
| alleyway | 17 | a narrow street with walls on both sides | - |
| hideaway | 18 | a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws | - |
| giveaway | 18 | a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards | - |
| stowaway | 17 | a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage | - |
| disarray | 12 | bring disorder to | - |
| speedway | 17 | a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles | - |
| causeway | 16 | a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand | - |
| castaway | 16 | a shipwrecked person | - |
| takeaway | 18 | prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises | in England they call takeout food `takeaway' |
| greenway | 15 | a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city | - |
| wordplay | 17 | a humorous play on words | - |
| overstay | 14 | stay too long | overstay or outstay one's welcome |
| rockaway | 20 | - | - |
| waterway | 17 | a conduit through which water flows | - |
| mainstay | 13 | a prominent supporter | - |
| hatchway | 22 | an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship | - |
| downplay | 17 | understate the importance or quality of | - |
| entryway | 17 | something that provides access (to get in or get out) | beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral |
| underlay | 12 | a pad placed under a carpet | - |
| clearway | 16 | a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown) | - |
| ridgeway | 16 | - | - |
| galloway | 15 | a district in southwestern Scotland | - |
| foldaway | 18 | capable of being folded up and stored | a foldaway bed |
| everyway | 20 | - | - |
| overplay | 16 | exaggerate one's acting | - |
| chambray | 20 | a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp | - |
| spillway | 16 | a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction | - |
| wantaway | 17 | - | - |
| flyspray | 19 | - | - |
| fourplay | 16 | - | - |
| quadplay | 23 | - | - |
| lesbigay | 14 | - | - |
| multiway | 16 | - | - |
| carraway | 16 | - | - |
| cycleway | 21 | - | - |
| crossway | 16 | a junction where one street or road crosses another | - |
| crawlway | 19 | - | - |
| colorway | 16 | - | - |
| lockaway | 20 | - | - |
| multiday | 14 | - | - |
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9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yesterday | 16 | the day immediately before today | it was in yesterday's newspapers |
| swordplay | 18 | the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully | - |
| hairspray | 17 | - | - |
| throwaway | 21 | thrown away | throwaway children living on the streets |
| horseplay | 17 | rowdy or boisterous play | - |
| breakaway | 21 | the act of breaking away or withdrawing from | there was a breakaway by the discontented members |
| interplay | 14 | reciprocal action and reaction | - |
| photoplay | 19 | - | - |
| barrasway | 17 | - | - |
| medalplay | 17 | - | - |
| alackaday | 19 | - | - |
| churchway | 25 | - | - |
| cellarway | 17 | - | - |
| bridleway | 18 | - | - |
| brickclay | 22 | - | - |
| breezeway | 26 | - | - |
| colourway | 17 | - | - |
| cruiseway | 17 | - | - |
| matchplay | 21 | - | - |
| redisplay | 15 | - | - |
| powerplay | 19 | - | - |
| underplay | 15 | act (a role) with great restraint | - |
| underclay | 15 | - | - |
| thereaway | 18 | - | - |
| roundelay | 13 | a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain | - |
| standaway | 16 | - | - |
| sluiceway | 17 | conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate | - |
| sleepaway | 17 | - | - |
| schoolday | 18 | - | - |
10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| screenplay | 17 | a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets | - |
| chardonnay | 19 | white wine grape | - |
| expressway | 25 | a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | - |
| passageway | 19 | a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass | - |
| throughway | 23 | a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | - |
| microarray | 17 | - | - |
| strokeplay | 19 | - | - |
| preholiday | 19 | - | - |
| unbirthday | 19 | - | - |
| thoughtway | 23 | - | - |
| telpherway | 21 | - | - |
| breaksaway | 22 | - | - |
| transitway | 16 | - | - |
| fingerplay | 19 | - | - |
| baggataway | 20 | - | - |
