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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.

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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.

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1frizzily3232
2kolkhozy3130
3sovkhozy3029
4kazatsky2827
5janizary2729
6schmalzy2728
7quixotry2727
8hokypoky2725
9quackery2627
10zymology2627

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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).

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