4 Letter Words Ending in Y

268 words (202 Scrabble US, 268 Scrabble UK, 202 WGPO, 195 Words With Friends, 42 everyday ★)

268 four-letter words end in Y. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 4-letter words that end in Y

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

  • only★7with nothing or no one else
  • city★9a large town
  • many★9consisting of or amounting to a large number
  • play★9to engage in amusement or sport
  • body★10the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
  • easy★7not difficult
  • baby★11a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
  • stay★7to continue in a place or condition
  • copy★11a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
  • army★9a large body of men trained and armed for war
  • duty★8a moral or legal obligation
  • lady★8a woman of refinement and gentle manners
  • holy★10having a divine nature or origin
  • navy★10a nation's warships
  • gray★8of a color between white and black
  • vary★10to become or make different

All 268 words

…LY

4-letter words ending in LY (25)

Top score: HOLY, 10 points (tied with three others). having a divine nature or origin

…HY

4-letter words ending in HY (2)

Top score: ACHY, 12 points. aching

…DY

4-letter words ending in DY (16)

Top score: JUDY, 15 points. a woman

…RY

4-letter words ending in RY (28)

Top score: JURY, 14 points. a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a…

…FY

4-letter words ending in FY (6)

Top score: IFFY, 13 points (tied with three others). full of uncertainty

…GY

4-letter words ending in GY (11)

Top score: FOGY, 11 points (tied with one other). an old-fashioned person

…OY

4-letter words ending in OY (6)

Top score: AHOY, 10 points. used in hailing a ship or person

…AY

4-letter words ending in AY (25)

Top score: QUAY, 16 points. a wharf

…KY

4-letter words ending in KY (15)

Top score: JOKY, 18 points. amusing

…MY

4-letter words ending in MY (14)

Top score: FUMY, 12 points (tied with one other). producing or full of fumes

…SY

4-letter words ending in SY (10)

Top score: JASY, 14 points

…TY

4-letter words ending in TY (9)

Top score: CITY, 9 points (tied with four others). a large town

…NY

4-letter words ending in NY (22)

Top score: ZANY, 16 points. ludicrously comical

…BY

4-letter words ending in BY (10)

Top score: BABY, 11 points (tied with two others). a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

…VY

4-letter words ending in VY (9)

Top score: JIVY, 17 points. jazzy, lively

…EY

4-letter words ending in EY (18)

Top score: QUEY, 16 points. a young cow

…XY

4-letter words ending in XY (12)

Top score: JAXY, 21 points

…PY

4-letter words ending in PY (9)

Top score: TYPY, 12 points. characterized by strict conformance to the characteristics of a group

…WY

4-letter words ending in WY (5)

Top score: YAWY, 13 points

…ZY

4-letter words ending in ZY (11)

Top score: JAZY, 23 points

…CY

4-letter words ending in CY (5)

Top score: PACY, 11 points (tied with one other). keeping a fast pace (rate of speed)

About these words

  • 268 of the 5,641 4-letter words end in Y (5%).
  • 202 are good in NWL2023, 268 in Collins Scrabble Words, 202 in WOW24 and 195 in the Words With Friends list. 42 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, jazy scores the most (23), then jaxy (21), then hazy, fozy and vizy (19 each).

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