Repay

5 lettersverb

Updated June 2026

Definition

to pay back money owed

“He promised to repay the loan within two years.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ri'peɪ/

Syllables

re·pay

Related Words

Synonyms

refund returnrequiterewardretortriposterejoin

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Anagrams of Repay

Words that use exactly the same letters as “repay”.

apery payer

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “repay” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

relay renay repad repas reply repry resay revay

Words you can make from Repay

Shorter words formed from the letters in “repay”.

aery aper ayre eyra pray year

Add a letter to make a longer word

6-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “repay”.

player prayer

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