3-Letter Words Ending in Y
There are 53 three-letter words ending in Y in our dictionary; 43 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 3-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 53 words
- joy13 points
- why12 points
- key10 points
- fly9 points
- fry9 points
- way9 points
- boy8 points
- buy8 points
- cry8 points
- may8 points
- pay8 points
- day7 points
- dry7 points
- guy7 points
- any6 points
- lay6 points
- say6 points
- try6 points
- sky10 points
- hay9 points
- hey9 points
- shy9 points
- thy9 points
- bay8 points
- spy8 points
- gay7 points
- nay6 points
- ray6 points
- toy6 points
- jay13 points
- ivy9 points
- wry9 points
- coy8 points
- icy8 points
- ply8 points
- pry8 points
- sly6 points
- fey9 points
- soy6 points
- sty6 points
- fay9 points
- bey8 points
- cay8 points
- hoy9 points
- aby8 points
- dey7 points
- gey7 points
- goy7 points
- ley6 points
- oxy13 points
- kay10 points
- foy9 points
- yay9 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 53
- By usage: 37 very common, 6 common, 10 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jay 13
- joy 13
- oxy 13
- why 12
- kay 10
- key 10
- sky 10
- fay 9
- fey 9
- fly 9
Most common
- joy
- why
- key
- fly
- fry
- way
- boy
- buy
- cry
- may
Definitions
- joy (noun)
- The emotion of great happiness.
- why (noun)
- The cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase ‘the whys and wherefores’.
- key (adjective)
- Serving as an essential component.
- fly (adjective)
- (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked.
Every word in this list has three letters and end in Y. We count 53 of them, with 43 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so JAY at 13 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as JOY, link through to a full breakdown of the shorter words hidden inside them.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the three-letter words ending in Y?
JAY scores 13 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
10 of the 53 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.