Words With AY In The Middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter AY is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of AY in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how AY in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
4 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| days | 8 | the time during which someone's life continues | the monarch's last days |
| says | 7 | - | - |
| ways | 10 | structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired | - |
| maya | 9 | a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas | - |
| mayo | 9 | egg yolks and oil and vinegar | - |
| mays | 9 | United States baseball player (born in 1931) | - |
| raya | 7 | - | - |
| hays | 10 | United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954) | - |
| kayo | 11 | a blow that renders the opponent unconscious | - |
| rays | 7 | - | - |
| pays | 9 | - | - |
| tays | 7 | - | - |
| yays | 10 | - | - |
| bayt | 9 | - | - |
| bays | 9 | - | - |
| baye | 9 | - | - |
| cays | 9 | - | - |
| nays | 7 | - | - |
| lays | 7 | - | - |
| gays | 8 | - | - |
| fays | 10 | - | - |
| kays | 11 | - | - |
| jays | 14 | - | - |
5 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| maybe | 12 | by chance | - |
| mayor | 10 | the head of a city government | - |
| stays | 8 | a woman's close-fitting foundation garment | - |
| layer | 8 | an abstract place usually conceived as having depth | a simile has at least two layers of meaning |
| mayan | 10 | a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas | - |
| sayid | 9 | - | - |
| bayou | 10 | a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana) | - |
| playa | 10 | - | - |
| kayak | 16 | a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos | - |
| rayne | 8 | - | - |
| payer | 10 | a person who pays money for something | - |
| chaya | 13 | - | - |
| rayon | 8 | a synthetic silklike fabric | - |
| dayan | 9 | Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981) | - |
| bayer | 10 | the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets | - |
| sayer | 8 | - | - |
| layup | 10 | a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard) | - |
| payee | 10 | a person to whom money is paid | - |
| mayst | 10 | - | - |
| tayra | 8 | long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America | - |
| trayf | 11 | - | - |
| xrays | 15 | - | - |
| krays | 12 | - | - |
| zayin | 17 | the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet | - |
| wayed | 12 | - | - |
| paysd | 11 | - | - |
| payor | 10 | - | - |
| payed | 11 | - | - |
| okays | 12 | - | - |
| ofays | 11 | - | - |
| trays | 8 | - | - |
| tways | 11 | - | - |
| sways | 11 | - | - |
| swayl | 11 | - | - |
| spays | 10 | - | - |
| spayd | 11 | - | - |
| slays | 8 | - | - |
| shays | 11 | - | - |
| shaya | 11 | - | - |
| sayne | 8 | - | - |
| sayed | 9 | - | - |
| sayon | 8 | - | - |
| sayst | 8 | - | - |
| sdayn | 9 | - | - |
| rayle | 8 | - | - |
| rayed | 9 | - | - |
| rayas | 8 | - | - |
| rayah | 11 | - | - |
| prays | 10 | - | - |
| quays | 17 | - | - |
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6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| always | 12 | at all times; all the time and on every occasion | I will always be there to help you |
| saying | 10 | a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | - |
| played | 12 | (of games) engaged in | the loosely played game |
| paying | 12 | yielding a fair profit | - |
| player | 11 | someone who takes part in an activity | he was a major player in setting up the corporation |
| prayer | 11 | earnest or urgent request | - |
| laying | 10 | the production of eggs (especially in birds) | - |
| mayhem | 16 | violent and needless disturbance | - |
| layout | 9 | a plan or design of something that is laid out | - |
| papaya | 13 | tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit | - |
| slayer | 9 | someone who causes the death of a person or animal | - |
| cayman | 13 | a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly | - |
| payoff | 17 | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | - |
| strays | 9 | - | - |
| layman | 11 | someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person | - |
| crayon | 11 | writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing | - |
| frayed | 13 | worn away or tattered along the edges | frayed cuffs |
| sayers | 9 | English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957) | - |
| layoff | 15 | the act of laying off an employee or a work force | - |
| mayfly | 17 | slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days | - |
| bayard | 12 | French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524) | - |
| mayest | 11 | - | - |
| spayed | 12 | (of a female animal) having the ovaries removed | - |
| payola | 11 | a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record | - |
| cayuse | 11 | a small native range horse | - |
| stayer | 9 | a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance | the horse that won the race is a good stayer |
| sayest | 9 | - | - |
| dayfly | 16 | slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days | - |
| daybed | 13 | an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night | - |
| sayyid | 13 | - | - |
| playas | 11 | - | - |
| alayed | 10 | - | - |
| allays | 9 | - | - |
| abayas | 11 | - | - |
| abrays | 11 | - | - |
| berays | 11 | - | - |
| belays | 11 | - | - |
| bayted | 12 | - | - |
| bayous | 11 | - | - |
| baymen | 13 | - | - |
| bayman | 13 | - | - |
| bayles | 11 | - | - |
| baying | 12 | - | - |
| bayamo | 13 | - | - |
| bayyan | 14 | - | - |
| copays | 13 | - | - |
| clayey | 14 | resembling or containing clay | - |
| clayed | 12 | - | - |
| chayas | 14 | - | - |
| byways | 17 | - | - |
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7 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| playing | 13 | the performance of a part or role in a drama | - |
| staying | 11 | - | - |
| payment | 14 | the act of paying money | - |
| anyways | 16 | used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement | - |
| delayed | 12 | not as far along as normal in development | - |
| playboy | 17 | a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure | - |
| daytime | 13 | the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside | it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime |
| payback | 20 | the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | - |
| payroll | 12 | a list of employees and their salaries | the company had a long payroll |
| playful | 15 | full of fun and high spirits | playful children just let loose from school |
| daycare | 13 | childcare during the day while parents work | - |
| bayonet | 12 | a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon | - |
| haywire | 16 | not functioning properly | has gone completely haywire |
| wayward | 17 | resistant to guidance or discipline | wayward behavior |
| slaying | 11 | unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being | - |
| payload | 13 | goods carried by a large vehicle | - |
| hayride | 14 | - | - |
| cayenne | 12 | plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red | - |
| payable | 14 | a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit | the problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency |
| layered | 11 | with one layer on top of another | - |
| decayed | 14 | damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless | a decayed foundation |
| hayward | 17 | - | - |
| wayside | 14 | edge of a way or road or path | flowers along the wayside |
| layover | 13 | a brief stay in the course of a journey | - |
| playoff | 18 | any final competition to determine a championship | - |
| playpen | 14 | a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play | - |
| mayoral | 12 | of or relating to a mayor or the office of mayor | mayoral elections |
| gayness | 11 | a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex | - |
| waylaid | 14 | - | - |
| jaybird | 20 | common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast | - |
| maypole | 14 | a vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day | - |
| hayloft | 16 | a loft in a barn where hay is stored | - |
| grayish | 14 | of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black | - |
| hayseed | 14 | a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture | - |
| sprayer | 12 | a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | - |
| jaywalk | 24 | cross the road at a red light | - |
| spaying | 13 | neutering a female by removing the ovaries | - |
| arrayed | 11 | in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia | professors arrayed in robes |
| daylong | 12 | during the entire day | light pours daylong into the parlor |
| payslip | 14 | a slip of paper included with your pay that records how much money you have earned and how much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out | - |
| allayed | 11 | - | - |
| daybook | 17 | a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred | - |
| layette | 10 | kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby | - |
| affrays | 16 | - | - |
| abrayed | 13 | - | - |
| cogways | 16 | - | - |
| claypan | 14 | - | - |
| clayish | 15 | - | - |
| claying | 13 | - | - |
| clayier | 12 | - | - |
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8 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| nowadays | 15 | the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech | - |
| daylight | 16 | the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside | - |
| betrayal | 13 | an act of deliberate betrayal | - |
| paycheck | 24 | a check issued in payment of wages or salary | - |
| sideways | 15 | to, toward or at one side | - |
| betrayer | 13 | one who reveals confidential information in return for money | - |
| spraying | 14 | a quantity of small objects flying through the air | - |
| daybreak | 18 | the first light of day | - |
| haystack | 20 | a stack of hay | - |
| playtime | 15 | time for play or diversion | - |
| sayonara | 11 | a farewell remark | - |
| daydream | 15 | absentminded dreaming while awake | - |
| playback | 21 | electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material | - |
| taxpayer | 20 | someone who pays taxes | - |
| playbook | 19 | a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays | the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene |
| playmate | 15 | a companion at play | - |
| weekdays | 19 | - | - |
| crayfish | 19 | tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly | - |
| straying | 12 | unable to find your way | found the straying sheep |
| claymore | 15 | an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy | - |
| playroom | 15 | a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc) | - |
| dismayed | 15 | struck with fear, dread, or consternation | - |
| playgirl | 14 | - | - |
| relaying | 12 | - | - |
| playlist | 13 | a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio | - |
| layabout | 13 | person who does no work | - |
| fedayeen | 15 | (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel | - |
| layering | 12 | - | - |
| grayling | 13 | - | - |
| naysayer | 14 | someone with an aggressively negative attitude | - |
| bayberry | 18 | deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries | - |
| quayside | 21 | - | - |
| wayfarer | 17 | a traveler going on a trip | - |
| grayness | 12 | a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black | - |
| essayist | 11 | a writer of literary works | - |
| edgeways | 16 | with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge | he sawed the board edgeways |
| playbill | 15 | a theatrical program | he couldn't find her name on the playbill |
| staysail | 11 | a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts) | - |
| mayoress | 13 | a woman mayor | - |
| haymaker | 20 | a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing | - |
| hayfield | 18 | a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay | - |
| playable | 15 | capable of or suitable for being played or played on | a playable lie in golf |
| someways | 16 | in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means | - |
| balayage | 14 | - | - |
| bayfront | 16 | - | - |
| baynoddy | 18 | - | - |
| baysides | 14 | - | - |
| bioplays | 15 | - | - |
| waybacks | 22 | - | - |
| slayings | 12 | - | - |
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9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| displayed | 16 | - | - |
| portrayed | 15 | represented graphically by sketch or design or lines | - |
| daylights | 17 | - | - |
| mayflower | 20 | low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers | - |
| playhouse | 17 | plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of | - |
| repayment | 16 | the act of returning money received previously | - |
| portrayal | 14 | representation by drawing or painting etc | - |
| plaything | 18 | an artifact designed to be played with | - |
| playfully | 20 | in a playful manner | she loosened the half-hoop of diamonds on her left hand third finger and held it out to him playfully |
| panchayat | 19 | a village council in India or southern Pakistan | - |
| jambalaya | 23 | spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery | - |
| playmaker | 20 | a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score | - |
| bayoneted | 15 | - | - |
| paymaster | 16 | a person in charge of paying wages | - |
| leastways | 15 | if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial) | - |
| haymaking | 22 | cutting grass and curing it to make hay | - |
| layperson | 14 | someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person | - |
| waylaying | 19 | - | - |
| repayable | 16 | subject to repayment | business loans are usually repayable in regular installments |
| dayshifts | 19 | - | - |
| daytrader | 14 | - | - |
| balayaged | 16 | - | - |
| balayages | 15 | - | - |
| bayfronts | 17 | - | - |
| flysprays | 20 | - | - |
| graystone | 13 | - | - |
| graylists | 13 | - | - |
| grayheads | 17 | - | - |
| haycation | 17 | - | - |
| galloways | 16 | - | - |
| fourplays | 17 | - | - |
| gaycation | 15 | - | - |
| daysailor | 13 | - | - |
| daysailer | 13 | - | - |
| daysailed | 14 | - | - |
| daycation | 15 | - | - |
| traycloth | 17 | - | - |
| traybakes | 18 | - | - |
| wantaways | 18 | - | - |
| paycheque | 28 | - | - |
| quadplays | 24 | - | - |
| playwears | 17 | - | - |
| playslips | 16 | - | - |
| playdough | 19 | - | - |
| pochaying | 20 | - | - |
| laymanize | 23 | - | - |
| laymanise | 14 | - | - |
| mayfishes | 20 | - | - |
| lesbigays | 15 | - | - |
| affraying | 19 | - | - |
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10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| playground | 17 | an area where many people go for recreation | - |
| mayonnaise | 15 | egg yolks and oil and vinegar | - |
| playwright | 22 | someone who writes plays | - |
| bricklayer | 21 | a craftsman skilled in building with bricks | - |
| ballplayer | 17 | an athlete who plays baseball | - |
| portraying | 16 | a representation by picture or portraiture | - |
| soothsayer | 16 | someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) | - |
| overstayed | 17 | - | - |
| daydreamer | 17 | someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming | - |
| schooldays | 19 | the time of life when you are going to school | - |
| highwayman | 25 | a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it | - |
| overlaying | 17 | - | - |
| cardplayer | 18 | - | - |
| nonpayment | 17 | the deliberate act of failing to pay money | he was indicted for nonpayment |
| prepayment | 19 | payment in advance | - |
| playacting | 18 | the performance of a part or role in a drama | - |
| unplayable | 17 | not capable of or suitable for being played or played on | the golf ball was in an unplayable lie |
| playschool | 20 | a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions | - |
| railwayman | 18 | an employee of a railroad | - |
| disarrayed | 15 | in disarray | disarrayed bedclothes |
| gainsayers | 14 | - | - |
| gainsaying | 15 | - | - |
| foresaying | 17 | - | - |
| forelaying | 17 | - | - |
| essayistic | 15 | - | - |
| essayettes | 13 | - | - |
| endplaying | 17 | - | - |
| embayments | 19 | - | - |
| drainlayer | 14 | - | - |
| drayhorses | 17 | - | - |
| doomsdayer | 17 | - | - |
| doomsaying | 17 | - | - |
| doomsayers | 16 | - | - |
| downplayed | 20 | - | - |
| dismayling | 17 | - | - |
| displayers | 16 | - | - |
| displaying | 17 | - | - |
| manslayers | 15 | - | - |
| panchayats | 20 | - | - |
| overswayed | 20 | - | - |
| overstayer | 16 | - | - |
| overplayed | 19 | - | - |
| overpaying | 19 | - | - |
| outstaying | 14 | - | - |
| outplaying | 16 | - | - |
| outpraying | 16 | - | - |
| nonplaying | 16 | - | - |
| nonplayers | 15 | - | - |
| naysayings | 17 | - | - |
| multilayer | 15 | - | - |
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