8 Letter Words Ending in Y
There are 1,711 8-letter English words that end in Y, ranging alphabetically from ABASEDLY to ZYMOLOGY. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: FRIZZILY (32), KOLKHOZY (31), SOVKHOZY (30). Roughly 0% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
A
- ABASEDLY14 pts
- ABEYANCY18 pts
- ABJECTLY22 pts
- ABORALLY13 pts
- ABRUPTLY15 pts
- ABSENTLY13 pts
- ABSURDLY14 pts
- ACCURACY17 pts
- ACERBITY15 pts
- ACHINGLY17 pts
- ACRIDITY14 pts
- ACRIMONY15 pts
- ACTIVELY16 pts
- ACTIVITY16 pts
- ACTRESSY13 pts
- ACTUALLY13 pts
- ADAMANCY16 pts
- ADDITORY13 pts
- ADEQUACY23 pts
- ADORABLY14 pts
- ADROITLY12 pts
- ADULTERY12 pts
- ADVISORY15 pts
- ADVOCACY19 pts
- AERIALLY11 pts
- AEROLOGY12 pts
- AERONOMY13 pts
- AFFINELY17 pts
- AFFINITY17 pts
- AGRIMONY14 pts
- AGROLOGY13 pts
- AGRONOMY14 pts
- AGUISHLY15 pts
- AIMFULLY16 pts
- AISLEWAY14 pts
- ALACRITY13 pts
- ALDERFLY15 pts
- ALEATORY11 pts
- ALGIDITY13 pts
- ALGOLOGY13 pts
- ALKALIFY18 pts
- ALLEGORY12 pts
- ALLEYWAY17 pts
- ALLOGAMY14 pts
- ALLOTYPY16 pts
- ALMIGHTY17 pts
- ALPINELY13 pts
- AMAZEDLY23 pts
- AMENABLY15 pts
- AMICABLY17 pts
- AMMONIFY18 pts
- AMORALLY13 pts
- AMUSEDLY14 pts
- ANCESTRY13 pts
- ANIMALLY13 pts
- ANNUALLY11 pts
- ANODALLY12 pts
- ANTIBODY14 pts
- ANTICITY13 pts
- ANTILOGY12 pts
- ANTIMONY13 pts
- ANTINOMY13 pts
- ANTONYMY16 pts
- APICALLY15 pts
- APIOLOGY14 pts
- APOCARPY17 pts
- APOPHONY18 pts
- APOPLEXY22 pts
- APOSPORY15 pts
- APOSTACY15 pts
- APOSTASY13 pts
- ARDENTLY12 pts
- AREOLOGY12 pts
- ARGUABLY14 pts
- ARRANTLY11 pts
- ARTFULLY14 pts
- ARTISTRY11 pts
- ASPERITY13 pts
- ASSEMBLY15 pts
- ASTRALLY11 pts
- ASTUTELY11 pts
- ATHANASY14 pts
- ATONALLY11 pts
- ATROCITY13 pts
- ATTORNEY11 pts
- AUDACITY14 pts
- AUDITORY12 pts
- AUGUSTLY12 pts
- AUTARCHY16 pts
- AUTOGAMY14 pts
- AUTOGENY12 pts
- AUTONOMY13 pts
- AUTOTOMY13 pts
- AUTOTYPY16 pts
- AVERSELY14 pts
- AVOWABLY19 pts
- AVOWEDLY18 pts
- AXIALITY18 pts
- AXILLARY18 pts
- AXIOLOGY19 pts
B
- BACKSTAY19 pts
- BADGERLY15 pts
- BALLADRY14 pts
- BANALITY13 pts
- BANDITRY14 pts
- BANKERLY17 pts
- BARBERRY15 pts
- BARRATRY13 pts
- BARRENLY13 pts
- BARRETRY13 pts
- BASICITY15 pts
- BASILARY13 pts
- BASKETRY17 pts
- BASTARDY14 pts
- BAYBERRY18 pts
- BEACHBOY20 pts
- BEARABLY15 pts
- BEAUTIFY16 pts
- BEGGARLY15 pts
- BENIGNLY14 pts
- BESTIARY13 pts
- BIASEDLY14 pts
- BIDDABLY17 pts
- BIFIDITY17 pts
- BIGEMINY16 pts
- BIHOURLY16 pts
- BILBERRY15 pts
- BINATELY13 pts
- BIOASSAY13 pts
- BIOMETRY15 pts
- BIOSCOPY17 pts
- BIRTHDAY17 pts
- BISTOURY13 pts
- BITCHERY18 pts
- BITCHILY18 pts
- BITINGLY14 pts
- BITTERLY13 pts
- BIWEEKLY20 pts
- BIYEARLY16 pts
- BLACKBOY21 pts
- BLACKFLY22 pts
- BLADDERY15 pts
- BLAMABLY17 pts
- BLATANCY15 pts
- BLAZONRY22 pts
- BLEARILY13 pts
- BLISTERY13 pts
- BLITHELY16 pts
- BLOODILY14 pts
- BLOOMERY15 pts
- BLOSSOMY15 pts
- BLOUSILY13 pts
- BLOWSILY16 pts
- BLOWZILY25 pts
- BLUBBERY17 pts
- BLURRILY13 pts
- BLUSTERY13 pts
- BODINGLY15 pts
- BORINGLY14 pts
- BOTCHERY18 pts
- BOTCHILY18 pts
- BOTTOMRY15 pts
- BOULDERY14 pts
- BOUNCILY15 pts
- BOUNDARY14 pts
- BOVINELY16 pts
- BOVINITY16 pts
- BOWINGLY17 pts
- BOXBERRY22 pts
- BOYISHLY19 pts
- BRAINILY13 pts
- BRASSILY13 pts
- BRAWNILY16 pts
- BRAZENLY22 pts
- BREEZILY22 pts
- BREVETCY18 pts
- BREVIARY16 pts
- BRIDALLY14 pts
- BRIGHTLY17 pts
- BROGUERY14 pts
- BROIDERY14 pts
- BROKENLY17 pts
- BROODILY14 pts
- BRUTALLY13 pts
- BRYOLOGY17 pts
- BUCCALLY17 pts
- BULLOCKY19 pts
- BULLYBOY18 pts
- BUNCHILY18 pts
- BUOYANCY18 pts
- BURGLARY14 pts
- BURGUNDY15 pts
- BUSYBODY19 pts
- BUTCHERY18 pts
C
- CABLEWAY18 pts
- CADUCITY16 pts
- CAECALLY15 pts
- CAJOLERY20 pts
- CALAMARY15 pts
- CALAMITY15 pts
- CANDIDLY15 pts
- CANINITY13 pts
- CANNONRY13 pts
- CAPACITY17 pts
- CARNALLY13 pts
- CARTOONY13 pts
- CASTAWAY16 pts
- CASUALLY13 pts
- CASUALTY13 pts
- CATCHFLY21 pts
- CATEGORY14 pts
- CATENARY13 pts
- CAUDALLY14 pts
- CAUSALLY13 pts
- CAUSEWAY16 pts
- CAVITARY16 pts
- CELERITY13 pts
- CELIBACY17 pts
- CEMETERY15 pts
- CENTAURY13 pts
- CEREMONY15 pts
- CETOLOGY14 pts
- CHAMBRAY20 pts
- CHANCERY18 pts
- CHANCILY18 pts
- CHARLADY17 pts
- CHASTELY16 pts
- CHASTITY16 pts
- CHATTERY16 pts
- CHATTILY16 pts
- CHEEKILY20 pts
- CHEERILY16 pts
- CHEESILY16 pts
- CHEMURGY19 pts
- CHICCORY20 pts
- CHICKORY22 pts
- CHILLILY16 pts
- CHIMBLEY20 pts
- CHIRPILY18 pts
- CHIRRUPY18 pts
- CHIVALRY19 pts
- CHOICELY18 pts
- CHOIRBOY18 pts
- CHOPPILY20 pts
- CHORALLY16 pts
- CHRONAXY23 pts
- CHUBBILY20 pts
- CHUMMILY20 pts
- CHUNKILY20 pts
- CHURCHLY21 pts
- CINERARY13 pts
- CIRCUITY15 pts
- CITATORY13 pts
- CIVILITY16 pts
- CLAMMILY17 pts
- CLASSIFY16 pts
- CLASSILY13 pts
- CLATTERY13 pts
- CLEMENCY17 pts
- CLEVERLY16 pts
- CLINALLY13 pts
- CLONALLY13 pts
- CLOUDILY14 pts
- CLOWNERY16 pts
- CLUMSILY15 pts
- CLUSTERY13 pts
- CLUTTERY13 pts
- COAGENCY16 pts
- COARSELY13 pts
- COBWEBBY22 pts
- COEMBODY18 pts
- COEMPLOY17 pts
- COEVALLY16 pts
- COGENTLY14 pts
- COITALLY13 pts
- COLLIERY13 pts
- COLLOQUY22 pts
- COLOTOMY15 pts
- COMELILY15 pts
- COMETARY15 pts
- COMMONLY17 pts
- CONICITY15 pts
- CONTRARY13 pts
- CONVEXLY23 pts
- COOINGLY14 pts
- COPURIFY18 pts
- COQUETRY22 pts
- CORDUROY14 pts
- CORNETCY15 pts
- CORONARY13 pts
- CORSETRY13 pts
- COSTMARY15 pts
- COSTUMEY15 pts
- COTTAGEY14 pts
- COURTESY13 pts
- COUSINLY13 pts
- COUSINRY13 pts
- COVERTLY16 pts
- COWARDLY17 pts
- COWBERRY18 pts
- CRABBILY17 pts
- CRAFTILY16 pts
- CRAGGILY15 pts
- CRAMOISY15 pts
- CRANKILY17 pts
- CRAVENLY16 pts
- CRAWLWAY19 pts
- CREAKILY17 pts
- CREAMERY15 pts
- CREAMILY15 pts
- CREDIBLY16 pts
- CREEPILY15 pts
- CRISPILY15 pts
- CROAKILY17 pts
- CROCKERY19 pts
- CROOKERY17 pts
- CROSSWAY16 pts
- CROUPILY15 pts
- CROUSELY13 pts
- CRUSTILY13 pts
- CRYINGLY17 pts
- CRYOGENY17 pts
- CUBICITY17 pts
- CULINARY13 pts
- CULPABLY17 pts
- CUPIDITY16 pts
- CURRENCY15 pts
- CURRIERY13 pts
- CURSEDLY14 pts
- CURVEDLY17 pts
- CUSHIONY16 pts
- CUSSEDLY14 pts
- CUSTARDY14 pts
- CUTCHERY18 pts
- CYCLICLY20 pts
- CYMOSELY18 pts
- CYTOGENY17 pts
- CYTOLOGY17 pts
D
- DAINTILY12 pts
- DAMNABLY16 pts
- DAPPERLY16 pts
- DARINGLY13 pts
- DATIVELY15 pts
- DEACONRY14 pts
- DEBILITY14 pts
- DECENARY14 pts
- DECENTLY14 pts
- DELEGACY15 pts
- DELICACY16 pts
- DELIVERY15 pts
- DELUSORY12 pts
- DEMAGOGY16 pts
- DEMURELY14 pts
- DENAZIFY24 pts
- DENIABLY14 pts
- DENTALLY12 pts
- DERISORY12 pts
- DETOXIFY22 pts
- DEUCEDLY15 pts
- DEVIANCY17 pts
- DEVILTRY15 pts
- DEVOUTLY15 pts
- DEWBERRY17 pts
- DIABLERY14 pts
- DIAPHONY17 pts
- DIDYNAMY18 pts
- DILATORY12 pts
- DIPLOIDY15 pts
- DIRECTLY14 pts
- DISARRAY12 pts
- DISMALLY14 pts
- DISTALLY12 pts
- DISUNITY12 pts
- DIVINELY15 pts
- DIVINITY15 pts
- DOCILELY14 pts
- DOCILITY14 pts
- DOGBERRY15 pts
- DOGGEDLY15 pts
- DOGSBODY16 pts
- DOMESDAY15 pts
- DOOMSDAY15 pts
- DORMANCY16 pts
- DORSALLY12 pts
- DOTARDLY13 pts
- DOTINGLY13 pts
- DOUGHBOY18 pts
- DOWNPLAY17 pts
- DOXOLOGY20 pts
- DRAFTILY15 pts
- DRAUGHTY16 pts
- DREAMILY14 pts
- DREARILY12 pts
- DRESSILY12 pts
- DRIVEWAY18 pts
- DROLLERY12 pts
- DROOPILY14 pts
- DROUGHTY16 pts
- DROWSILY15 pts
- DRUDGERY14 pts
- DUDISHLY16 pts
- DULCETLY14 pts
- DUOPSONY14 pts
- DYSPEPSY19 pts
E
- EARTHILY14 pts
- EASTERLY11 pts
- EFFETELY17 pts
- EFFICACY21 pts
- EIGHTHLY18 pts
- ELATEDLY12 pts
- ELEGANCY14 pts
- ELFISHLY17 pts
- ELIGIBLY14 pts
- ELVISHLY17 pts
- EMINENCY15 pts
- EMISSARY13 pts
- EMULSIFY16 pts
- ENACTORY13 pts
- ENDARCHY17 pts
- ENDOGAMY15 pts
- ENDOGENY13 pts
- ENGINERY12 pts
- ENORMITY13 pts
- ENSIGNCY14 pts
- ENTHALPY16 pts
- ENTIRELY11 pts
- ENTIRETY11 pts
- ENTREATY11 pts
- ENTRYWAY17 pts
- ENVIABLY16 pts
- EPICALLY15 pts
- EPILEPSY15 pts
- EPINASTY13 pts
- EPIPHANY18 pts
- EPISTASY13 pts
- EPIZOOTY22 pts
- EQUALITY20 pts
- EQUINELY20 pts
- EQUINITY20 pts
- ERRANTLY11 pts
- ERRANTRY11 pts
- ERRINGLY12 pts
- ESTERIFY14 pts
- ETERNITY11 pts
- ETHERIFY17 pts
- ETHOLOGY15 pts
- ETIOLOGY12 pts
- EUPHRASY16 pts
- EUPLOIDY14 pts
- EURYTHMY19 pts
- EUTROPHY16 pts
- EVERYDAY18 pts
- EVERYWAY20 pts
- EXIGENCY21 pts
- EXIGUITY19 pts
- EXPERTLY20 pts
F
- FACETELY16 pts
- FACIALLY16 pts
- FACILELY16 pts
- FACILITY16 pts
- FADEAWAY18 pts
- FAGGOTRY16 pts
- FALCONRY16 pts
- FALLAWAY17 pts
- FALLIBLY16 pts
- FAMOUSLY16 pts
- FARRIERY14 pts
- FATALITY14 pts
- FATHERLY17 pts
- FAULTILY14 pts
- FAUNALLY14 pts
- FEASIBLY16 pts
- FEATHERY17 pts
- FEDERACY17 pts
- FELICITY16 pts
- FELINELY14 pts
- FELINITY14 pts
- FELLOWLY17 pts
- FEMINACY18 pts
- FEMINITY16 pts
- FERACITY16 pts
- FERETORY14 pts
- FEROCITY16 pts
- FERVENCY19 pts
- FERVIDLY18 pts
- FESTALLY14 pts
- FETOLOGY15 pts
- FEUDALLY15 pts
- FIDELITY15 pts
- FIERCELY16 pts
- FILIALLY14 pts
- FILTHILY17 pts
- FINALITY14 pts
- FINITELY14 pts
- FINNICKY20 pts
- FIRECLAY16 pts
- FISCALLY16 pts
- FITFULLY17 pts
- FLABBILY18 pts
- FLACKERY20 pts
- FLASHILY17 pts
- FLATTERY14 pts
- FLAVOURY17 pts
- FLEECILY16 pts
- FLEXIBLY23 pts
- FLICKERY20 pts
- FLIMSILY16 pts
- FLINTILY14 pts
- FLOODWAY18 pts
- FLOPPILY18 pts
- FLORALLY14 pts
- FLORIDLY15 pts
- FLOSSILY14 pts
- FLUENTLY14 pts
- FLUFFILY20 pts
- FLUIDITY15 pts
- FLUMMERY18 pts
- FLUTTERY14 pts
- FOLDAWAY18 pts
- FOLKSILY18 pts
- FORCEDLY17 pts
- FORCIBLY18 pts
- FOREBODY17 pts
- FORELADY15 pts
- FOREPLAY16 pts
- FORESTAY14 pts
- FORESTRY14 pts
- FORKEDLY19 pts
- FORMALLY16 pts
- FORMERLY16 pts
- FORTUITY14 pts
- FOURTHLY17 pts
- FREAKILY18 pts
- FRENZILY23 pts
- FRIENDLY15 pts
- FRIGIDLY16 pts
- FRIPPERY18 pts
- FRISKILY18 pts
- FRIZZILY32 pts
- FROLICKY20 pts
- FROMENTY16 pts
- FROSTILY14 pts
- FROTHILY17 pts
- FROWZILY26 pts
- FROZENLY23 pts
- FRUCTIFY19 pts
- FRUGALLY15 pts
- FRUITILY14 pts
- FRUMENTY16 pts
- FRUMPILY18 pts
- FUGACITY17 pts
- FUMATORY16 pts
- FUMINGLY17 pts
- FUMITORY16 pts
- FUNERARY14 pts
- FURMENTY16 pts
- FURRIERY14 pts
- FUTILELY14 pts
- FUTILITY14 pts
- FUTURITY14 pts
G
- GADGETRY14 pts
- GAPINGLY15 pts
- GARGANEY13 pts
- GARISHLY15 pts
- GARLICKY18 pts
- GAUCHELY17 pts
- GELIDITY13 pts
- GEMOLOGY15 pts
- GENIALLY12 pts
- GENTRIFY15 pts
- GEOGNOSY13 pts
- GEOMANCY16 pts
- GEOMETRY14 pts
- GEOPHAGY18 pts
- GIBINGLY15 pts
- GIFTEDLY16 pts
- GIMMICKY22 pts
- GINGELEY13 pts
- GINGELLY13 pts
- GINGERLY13 pts
- GIVEAWAY18 pts
- GLASSILY12 pts
- GLAZIERY21 pts
- GLITTERY12 pts
- GLOBALLY14 pts
- GLOOMILY14 pts
- GLOSSARY12 pts
- GLOSSILY12 pts
- GLUMPILY16 pts
- GLUTTONY12 pts
- GOLDENLY13 pts
- GORBELLY14 pts
- GORBLIMY16 pts
- GORGEDLY14 pts
- GOSSIPRY14 pts
- GRAMERCY16 pts
- GRASSILY12 pts
- GRATUITY12 pts
- GRAVELLY15 pts
- GRAVIDLY16 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Showing the first 600 of 1,711 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | frizzily | 32 | 32 |
| 2 | kolkhozy | 31 | 30 |
| 3 | sovkhozy | 30 | 29 |
| 4 | kazatsky | 28 | 27 |
| 5 | janizary | 27 | 29 |
| 6 | schmalzy | 27 | 28 |
| 7 | quixotry | 27 | 27 |
| 8 | hokypoky | 27 | 25 |
| 9 | quackery | 26 | 27 |
| 10 | zymology | 26 | 27 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words end in Y?
1,711 valid 8-letter English words end in Y in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).