3 Letter Words Ending in Y (69 Words)

Common 3-letter words that end in Y

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

day★7the time between sunrise and sunset
buy★8to purchase
way★9a method of doing something
gay★7bright and pleasant
say★6to utter
key★10metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the…
pay★8to give money or something of value in exchange for goods or services
try★6to attempt
bay★8an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
boy★8a male child
guy★7an informal term for a youth or man
ray★6a column of light (as from a beacon)
dry★7to make dry
fly★9to hit a ball high into the air in baseball
hey★9used to attract attention
sky★10the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

69 of the 1,348 3-letter words end in Y (5%).
53 are good in NWL2023, 68 in Collins Scrabble Words, 53 in WOW24 and 53 in the Words With Friends list. 24 are everyday words.
In Scrabble points, jay, joy and oxy share the top score (13), then why (12), then three words on 10.