7-letter words containing y, a, p
- outplay — to play better than.
- outpray — to exceed in praying or overcome by prayer
- overpay — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- paceway — a racecourse for trotting and pacing
- packway — a path for pack animals
- pageboy — a hair style in which the hair is rolled under, usually at shoulder-length.
- paisley — a soft woolen fabric woven with a pattern of colorful and minutely detailed figures.
- palfrey — a riding horse, as distinguished from a war horse.
- palissy — Bernard [ber-nar] /bɛrˈnar/ (Show IPA), c1510–89, French potter, enameler, and author.
- palmary — having or deserving to have the palm of victory or success; praiseworthy: a palmary achievement.
- palmyra — an ancient city in central Syria, NE of Damascus: reputedly built by Solomon.
- pan-fry — to fry in a small amount of fat, as in a skillet or shallow pan; sauté.
- paneity — the state of being bread, esp Eucharistic bread
- pangamy — unrestricted mating
- panicky — a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- panoply — a wide-ranging and impressive array or display: the dazzling panoply of the maharaja's procession; the panoply of European history.
- papyral — made from papyrus
- papyrus — a tall, aquatic plant, Cyperus papyrus, of the sedge family, native to the Nile valley: the Egyptian subspecies, C. papyrus hadidii, thought to be common in ancient times, now occurs only in several sites.
- paranym — a euphemism
- parenty — a large, brown and yellow monitor lizard, Varanus giganteus, native to arid and semiarid regions of Australia.
- parkway — a broad thoroughfare with a dividing strip or side strips planted with grass, trees, etc.
- parlary — Polari.
- paronym — a paronymous word.
- parroty — like a parrot; chattering
- parsley — an herb, Pertoselinum crispum, native to the Mediterranean, having either curled leaf clusters (French parsley) or flat compound leaves (Italian parsley) widely cultivated for use in garnishing or seasoning food. Compare parsley family.
- partway — at or to a part of the way or distance: Shall I walk you partway? I'm already partway home.
- partyer — a person who parties, especially regularly or habitually: New Year's Eve always brings out the partyers.
- pass by — go past
- passkey — master key.
- patency — the state of being patent.
- pathway — a path, course, route, or way.
- paucity — smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness: a country with a paucity of resources.
- paunchy — having a large and protruding belly; potbellied: a paunchy middle-aged man.
- pay cut — a decrease in pay or salary
- pay day — Pay day is the day of the week or month on which you receive your wages or salary.
- pay for — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- pay off — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- pay out — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- payable — to be paid; due: a loan payable in 30 days.
- payably — profitably
- payback — the period of time required to recoup a capital investment.
- paydirt — soil, gravel, or ore that can be mined profitably.
- paylist — a list of people to be paid
- payload — the part of a cargo producing revenue or income, usually expressed in weight.
- payment — something that is paid; an amount paid; compensation; recompense.
- paypass — a type of wave-and-pay system that employs RDIF technology, and allows shoppers to pay for low-value goods by touching their debit or credit card against an electronic reader
- payroll — a list of employees to be paid, with the amount due to each.
- paysage — a landscape or representation of a landscape
- payslip — paper slip detailing wage payment
- paystub — A paystub is a piece of paper given to an employee when he or she is paid stating how much money has been earned and how much has been taken from that sum for things such as tax.