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PAY

3 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What PAY Means

  1. verb: give money, usually in exchange for goods or services“I paid four dollars for this sandwich”
  2. verb: convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow“Don't pay him any mind”
  3. noun: something that remunerates“wages were paid by cash”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PAY is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 A1 Y4.

Anagrams of PAY (2)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In PAY

3 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

2 letter words (3)

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