Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Endings like AYS often mark word families—helpful to confirm tense or morphology. For example: airplays, archways, areaways.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| airplays | 8 | 2 | |
| archways | 8 | 2 | |
| areaways | 8 | 3 | |
| ashtrays | 8 | 2 | |
| beltways | 8 | 2 | |
| bendways | 8 | 2 | |
| bikeways | 8 | 3 | |
| bluejays | 8 | 2 | |
| bobstays | 8 | 2 | |
| caraways | 8 | 3 | |
| cutaways | 8 | 3 | |
| displays | 8 | 2 | |
| doorways | 8 | 2 | |
| edgeways | 8 | 3 | |
| fairways | 8 | 2 | |
| faradays | 8 | 3 | |
| fishways | 8 | 2 | |
| flatways | 8 | 2 | |
| flyaways | 8 | 2 | |
| folkways | 8 | 2 | |
| foodways | 8 | 2 | |
| footways | 8 | 2 | |
| forebays | 8 | 3 | |
| freeways | 8 | 2 | |
| gainsays | 8 | 2 | |
| gangways | 8 | 2 | |
| gateways | 8 | 3 | |
| getaways | 8 | 3 | |
| goombays | 8 | 2 | |
| gunplays | 8 | 2 | |
| hallways | 8 | 2 | |
| headways | 8 | 2 | |
| hearsays | 8 | 2 | |
| highways | 8 | 2 | |
| holidays | 8 | 3 | |
| holydays | 8 | 3 | |
| laneways | 8 | 3 | |
| layaways | 8 | 2 | |
| lifeways | 8 | 3 | |
| longways | 8 | 2 | |
| misplays | 8 | 2 | |
| nonplays | 8 | 2 | |
| noondays | 8 | 2 | |
| nosegays | 8 | 3 | |
| nowadays | 8 | 3 | |
| outplays | 8 | 2 | |
| outprays | 8 | 2 | |
| outstays | 8 | 2 | |
| overlays | 8 | 3 | |
| overpays | 8 | 3 | |
| paleways | 8 | 3 | |
| parkways | 8 | 2 | |
| pathways | 8 | 2 | |
| playdays | 8 | 2 | |
| portrays | 8 | 2 | |
| raceways | 8 | 3 | |
| railways | 8 | 2 | |
| resprays | 8 | 2 | |
| roadways | 8 | 2 | |
| rollways | 8 | 2 | |
| ropeways | 8 | 3 | |
| rosebays | 8 | 3 | |
| runaways | 8 | 3 | |
| shipways | 8 | 2 | |
| sickbays | 8 | 2 | |
| sideways | 8 | 3 | |
| skidways | 8 | 2 | |
| slipways | 8 | 2 | |
| someways | 8 | 3 | |
| tatouays | 8 | 2 | |
| taxiways | 8 | 3 | |
| thruways | 8 | 2 | |
| tideways | 8 | 3 | |
| tollways | 8 | 2 | |
| towaways | 8 | 3 | |
| tramways | 8 | 2 | |
| virelays | 8 | 3 | |
| vouvrays | 8 | 2 | |
| walkways | 8 | 2 | |
| washdays | 8 | 2 | |
| weekdays | 8 | 2 | |
| whiprays | 8 | 2 | |
| windways | 8 | 2 | |
| wireways | 8 | 3 | |
| workdays | 8 | 2 |
What’s typical about AYS-ending words?
AYS often marks suffix families; think about derivatives when guessing.
Do you include UK/US spellings?
Where they exist, both may appear.