8-letter words ending with AY
Dive into the specific realm of 8-letter words that conclude with the letter AY. This focused section reveals the fascinating ways in which words of this particular length, ending with AY, contribute to the richness of the English language. Whether it's for expanding your vocabulary, solving puzzles, or simply for the love of words, discover how these terms uniquely blend length and ending sound.
| 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 | - |
| stingray | 12 | large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| takeaway | 18 | prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises | in England they call takeout food `takeaway' |
| castaway | 16 | a shipwrecked person | - |
| 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 | - |
| hatchway | 22 | an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship | - |
| mainstay | 13 | a prominent supporter | - |
| underlay | 12 | a pad placed under a carpet | - |
| entryway | 17 | something that provides access (to get in or get out) | beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral |
| downplay | 17 | understate the importance or quality of | - |
| 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 | - |
| overplay | 16 | exaggerate one's acting | - |
| everyway | 20 | - | - |
| foldaway | 18 | capable of being folded up and stored | a foldaway bed |
| spillway | 16 | a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction | - |
| chambray | 20 | a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp | - |
| wasteway | 17 | - | - |
| walkaway | 21 | an easy victory | - |
| washaway | 20 | - | - |
| widthway | 21 | - | - |
| welladay | 15 | - | - |
| wellaway | 17 | - | - |
| workaday | 19 | found in the ordinary course of events | - |
| superlay | 13 | - | - |
| tearaway | 14 | characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation | - |
| teleplay | 13 | - | - |
| thisaway | 17 | - | - |
| thataway | 17 | - | - |
| trainway | 14 | - | - |
| trackway | 20 | - | - |
| undersay | 12 | - | - |
| underpay | 14 | pay too little | - |
| sternway | 14 | - | - |
| stayaway | 17 | - | - |
| riverway | 17 | - | - |
| routeway | 14 | - | - |
| rollaway | 14 | - | - |
| slideway | 15 | sloping channel through which things can descend | - |
| soothsay | 14 | - | - |
| soaraway | 14 | - | - |
| soakaway | 18 | - | - |
| southsay | 14 | - | - |
| pipeclay | 17 | fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather | - |
| pourtray | 13 | - | - |
| popinjay | 22 | an archaic term for a parrot | - |
| oversway | 17 | - | - |
| bangalay | 14 | - | - |
| ballclay | 15 | - | - |
| backstay | 19 | a stay that supports the back of something | - |
| bioassay | 13 | appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard | - |
| cableway | 18 | - | - |
| aisleway | 14 | - | - |
| fallaway | 17 | - | - |
| fadeaway | 18 | - | - |
| fireclay | 16 | a heat-resistant clay | - |
| floodway | 18 | - | - |
| forestay | 14 | an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast | - |
| gameplay | 16 | - | - |
| drangway | 16 | - | - |
| domesday | 15 | - | - |
| guideway | 16 | - | - |
| handplay | 17 | - | - |
| hereaway | 17 | - | - |
| headstay | 15 | - | - |
| homestay | 16 | - | - |
| hogmanay | 17 | New Year's Eve in Scotland | - |
| hogmenay | 17 | - | - |
| hoistway | 17 | - | - |
| horseway | 17 | - | - |
| huntaway | 17 | - | - |
| interlay | 11 | - | - |
| jackstay | 24 | - | - |
| intraday | 12 | - | - |
| kilogray | 16 | - | - |
| lancegay | 14 | - | - |
| lackaday | 18 | - | - |
| gondelay | 13 | - | - |
| misarray | 13 | - | - |
| misassay | 13 | - | - |
| mulloway | 16 | large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre | - |
| multiday | 14 | - | - |
| lockaway | 20 | - | - |
| colorway | 16 | - | - |
| crawlway | 19 | - | - |
| crossway | 16 | a junction where one street or road crosses another | - |
| cycleway | 21 | - | - |
| carraway | 16 | - | - |
| multiway | 16 | - | - |
| lesbigay | 14 | - | - |
| quadplay | 23 | - | - |
| fourplay | 16 | - | - |
| flyspray | 19 | - | - |
| wantaway | 17 | - | - |
