Words that contain 'p' and end in 'ys'


This is a popular word choice, to such an extent that there are over 100 words to pick from.

4 letter words

  • pays
  • phys
  • prys

5 letter words

  • plays
  • ploys
  • polys
  • prays
  • preys
  • spays

6 letter words

  • ophrys
  • pechys
  • platys
  • pogeys
  • pokeys
  • pomeys
  • repays
  • sepoys
  • splays
  • sprays
  • upways

7 letter words

  • byplays
  • deploys
  • employs
  • grapeys
  • ospreys
  • paydays
  • parlays
  • parleys
  • peaveys
  • phoneys
  • pinkeys
  • potboys
  • prepays
  • pulleys
  • punkeys
  • purveys
  • pusleys
  • replays
  • teapoys

8 letter words

  • airplays
  • capromys
  • charpoys
  • copyboys
  • curupays
  • displays
  • gunplays
  • jeepneys
  • koupreys
  • lampreys
  • metaphys
  • misplays
  • orphreys
  • outplays
  • outprays
  • overpays
  • pageboys
  • paisleys
  • paleways
  • palfgeys
  • palfreys
  • parkways
  • parsleys
  • passkeys
  • pathways
  • pigsneys
  • playboys
  • playdays
  • plowboys
  • portrays
  • postboys
  • pteromys
  • pussleys
  • ropeways
  • shipways
  • shopboys
  • slipways
  • spinneys
  • spooneys
  • spurreys
  • whiprays

9 letter words

  • coemploys
  • depthways
  • dipodomys
  • downplays
  • foreplays
  • hypopitys
  • lophiomys
  • overplays
  • paduasoys
  • paperboys
  • plankways
  • pointways
  • popinjays
  • redeploys
  • reemploys
  • slopeways
  • speedways
  • spillways
  • spoonways
  • teleplays
  • underpays
  • wordplays

10 letter words

  • disemploys
  • hairsprays
  • interplays
  • misemploys
  • photoplays
  • redisplays
  • underplays

11 letter words

  • actinophrys
  • calamopitys
  • ceratophrys
  • expressways
  • passageways
  • pentecostys
  • phascolomys
  • pterichthys
  • sciadopitys
  • screenplays
  • strathspeys

12 letter words

  • psychichthys

13 letter words

  • companionways
  • epigonichthys
  • erpetoichthys
  • phyllostachys
  • superhighways

Is there an example of a word from this page of word that has 'p' in and ends with 'ys' that could be considered as unusual?
A good example of an unusual word from this list goes to 'pterichthys'. It is defined as "A genus of Devonian fossil fishes with winglike appendages. The head and most of the body were covered with large bony plates. See Placodermi.".

What's the total number of words one can construct from this combination of letters?
There are 126 entries using our page of words that have 'p' in and end with 'ys'.

What's the most popular word that has 'p' in and ends with 'ys' in the dictionary?
The most popular word is 'plays', which is in fact the 3909th most common word in the dictionary.

In Scrabble, what is the best score possible using words containing 'p' and ending with 'ys'?
With the volume of words from which to select, you'll want to go for 'copyboys' scoring 20 points in total.

How many letters are in the largest word on this page?
The word 'companionways' has 13 characters.