Words ending in Y
10,769 words in our dictionary end in Y. 2,472 of them are everyday words, such as THEY, MAY, ANY, ONLY.
3 letters 52
4 letters 193
5 letters 896
6 letters 1,173
7 letters 1,367
8 letters 1,714
9 letters 1,305
10 letters 1,423
11 letters 1,403
12 letters 1,243
Small numbers are tile values added up (Scrabble). Bold border: everyday word. Tap a word to copy it.
At a glance
Highest-scoring words you could spell from one bag of Scrabble tiles (blanks count as zero):
- ZYGOMORPHY 33
- SOVKHOZY 30
- COMPLEXIFY 29
- XYLOGRAPHY 29
- ENZYMOLOGY 28
- GADZOOKERY 28
- KYMOGRAPHY 28
- PHYLLOTAXY 28
- The most common length is 8 letters (1,714 words).
Letter before Y
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Questions
How many words ending in Y are there?
Our dictionary has 10,769, and 2,472 of them are everyday words. The dictionary is the open word list our games use (ENABLE plus SCOWL), so a few words from tournament Scrabble lists may be missing.
What is the highest-scoring word on this list in Scrabble?
ZYGOMORPHY, worth 33 points from tile values alone, and the standard tile bag has enough tiles to spell it. Board bonuses can change the real score.
What are some common words ending in Y?
THEY, MAY, ANY, ONLY, DAY are among the most common in everyday writing.
How do I filter the list?
Use Must include to require letters (repeat a letter to require it twice), Leave out to exclude letters, or Pattern with ? for one unknown letter and * for any run of letters, for example *y.