Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 9-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Endings like AYS often mark word families—helpful to confirm tense or morphology. For example: aisleways, alleyways, backstays.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| aisleways | 9 | 3 | |
| alleyways | 9 | 3 | |
| backstays | 9 | 2 | |
| bioassays | 9 | 2 | |
| birthdays | 9 | 2 | |
| cableways | 9 | 3 | |
| castaways | 9 | 3 | |
| causeways | 9 | 3 | |
| chambrays | 9 | 2 | |
| crawlways | 9 | 2 | |
| crossways | 9 | 2 | |
| disarrays | 9 | 3 | |
| domesdays | 9 | 3 | |
| doomsdays | 9 | 2 | |
| downplays | 9 | 2 | |
| driveways | 9 | 3 | |
| entryways | 9 | 3 | |
| fadeaways | 9 | 3 | |
| fallaways | 9 | 3 | |
| fireclays | 9 | 3 | |
| floodways | 9 | 2 | |
| foreplays | 9 | 3 | |
| forestays | 9 | 3 | |
| giveaways | 9 | 3 | |
| greenways | 9 | 2 | |
| guideways | 9 | 3 | |
| hatchways | 9 | 2 | |
| headstays | 9 | 2 | |
| hereaways | 9 | 3 | |
| hideaways | 9 | 3 | |
| hogmanays | 9 | 3 | |
| hogmenays | 9 | 3 | |
| homestays | 9 | 3 | |
| interlays | 9 | 3 | |
| jackstays | 9 | 2 | |
| leastways | 9 | 2 | |
| mainstays | 9 | 2 | |
| misassays | 9 | 3 | |
| motorways | 9 | 3 | |
| overplays | 9 | 3 | |
| overstays | 9 | 3 | |
| popinjays | 9 | 3 | |
| rockaways | 9 | 3 | |
| routeways | 9 | 3 | |
| slantways | 9 | 2 | |
| slideways | 9 | 3 | |
| soothsays | 9 | 2 | |
| speedways | 9 | 2 | |
| spillways | 9 | 2 | |
| stairways | 9 | 2 | |
| sternways | 9 | 2 | |
| stingrays | 9 | 2 | |
| stowaways | 9 | 3 | |
| tearaways | 9 | 3 | |
| teleplays | 9 | 3 | |
| trackways | 9 | 2 | |
| trainways | 9 | 2 | |
| underlays | 9 | 3 | |
| underpays | 9 | 3 | |
| walkaways | 9 | 3 | |
| wasteways | 9 | 3 | |
| waterways | 9 | 3 | |
| welladays | 9 | 3 | |
| wellaways | 9 | 3 | |
| wordplays | 9 | 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.