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8 Letter Words Ending In Y

This verified list contains 832 CORE words ending in Y, plus 372 entries in the broader extended tier.

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832CORE words
372extended words
1204verified matches
15.2average CORE score

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What the Y list contains

Most common letters immediately before Y

  1. L387 words
  2. R137 words
  3. T117 words
  4. A39 words
  5. C31 words

Vowels per word

  1. 1 vowel19 words
  2. 2 vowels378 words
  3. 3 vowels406 words
  4. 4 vowels29 words

Repeated letters

71%

590 of 832 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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8 Letter Words Ending in AY39 CORE · 13 extendedbirthday, castaway, causeway, disarray8 Letter Words Ending in BY2 CORE · 0 extendedpasserby, cobwebby8 Letter Words Ending in CY31 CORE · 21 extendedaccuracy, buoyancy, celibacy, clemency8 Letter Words Ending in DY15 CORE · 6 extendedantibody, busybody, jeopardy, landlady8 Letter Words Ending in EY4 CORE · 2 extendedattorney, malarkey, latchkey, resurvey8 Letter Words Ending in FY16 CORE · 13 extendedbeautify, classify, humidify, identify8 Letter Words Ending in GY26 CORE · 23 extendedideology, lethargy, pedagogy, strategy8 Letter Words Ending in HY11 CORE · 10 extendedmonarchy, scratchy, stealthy, sympathy8 Letter Words Ending in KY4 CORE · 2 extendedgimmicky, garlicky, hummocky, tussocky8 Letter Words Ending in LY387 CORE · 112 extendedabruptly, absurdly, actively, actually8 Letter Words Ending in MY9 CORE · 17 extendedautonomy, lobotomy, monogamy, polygamy8 Letter Words Ending in NY18 CORE · 13 extendedacrimony, ceremony, gluttony, mahogany8 Letter Words Ending in OY7 CORE · 5 extendedcorduroy, lifebuoy, paperboy, redeploy8 Letter Words Ending in PY1 CORE · 7 extendedreoccupy8 Letter Words Ending in RY137 CORE · 82 extendedadultery, advisory, allegory, ancestry8 Letter Words Ending in SY6 CORE · 5 extendedcourtesy, epilepsy, jealousy, prophesy8 Letter Words Ending in TY117 CORE · 41 extendedactivity, affinity, almighty, atrocity8 Letter Words Ending in UY1 CORE · 0 extendedcolloquy8 Letter Words Ending in XY1 CORE · 0 extendedapoplexy

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How to use words ending in Y

This page starts from 832 CORE 8-letter words whose final letter is Y. The preset fixes the ending while keeping earlier positions open.

Add known tiles, required letters, exclusions, or a sequence pattern to narrow the list. Another 372 entries remain available in the broader extended tier.

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How many 8-letter words end in Y?

This verified set contains 832 CORE words and 372 extended words, for 1204 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this Y group?

The 832 CORE words average 15.2 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these Y words often repeat letters?

590 of 832 CORE words repeat at least one letter.