Unpaid
6 lettersadjectivecommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Not having received payment, or referring to work or a debt for which no payment has been made.
“She took two weeks of unpaid leave to care for her elderly mother after her operation.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ʌnˈpeɪd/
Syllables
un·paid
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Wordle
Ends in AID which is a recognisable Wordle pattern, PAID is the strong sub-word to identify
Scrabble
Worth 9 points, PAID is a reliable sub-word and the P tile adds moderate scoring value
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