4-Letter Words Ending in Y
There are 193 four-letter words ending in Y in our dictionary; 116 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 4-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 193 words
- lazy16 points
- copy11 points
- away10 points
- body10 points
- they10 points
- vary10 points
- very10 points
- army9 points
- bury9 points
- busy9 points
- city9 points
- many9 points
- obey9 points
- play9 points
- duty8 points
- gray8 points
- grey8 points
- lady8 points
- ugly8 points
- easy7 points
- only7 points
- rely7 points
- stay7 points
- hazy19 points
- cozy18 points
- jury14 points
- sexy14 points
- baby11 points
- defy11 points
- envy10 points
- holy10 points
- wary10 points
- pity9 points
- ploy9 points
- pray9 points
- deny8 points
- duly8 points
- tidy8 points
- ally7 points
- tiny7 points
- tray7 points
- foxy17 points
- waxy17 points
- quay16 points
- zany16 points
- poky13 points
- wavy13 points
- fogy11 points
- inky11 points
- okay11 points
- ahoy10 points
- awry10 points
- fray10 points
- fury10 points
- levy10 points
- navy10 points
- sway10 points
- wily10 points
- wiry10 points
- ably9 points
- bony9 points
- bray9 points
- buoy9 points
- clay9 points
- eddy9 points
- edgy9 points
- lacy9 points
- pony9 points
- posy9 points
- prey9 points
- puny9 points
- racy9 points
- ruby9 points
- spay9 points
- spry9 points
- gory8 points
- idly8 points
- orgy8 points
- airy7 points
- lily7 points
- nosy7 points
- oily7 points
- rosy7 points
- slay7 points
- icky13 points
- iffy13 points
- achy12 points
- whey13 points
- bevy12 points
- dewy11 points
- ashy10 points
- flay10 points
- gamy10 points
- cloy9 points
- espy9 points
- limy9 points
- dory8 points
- dray8 points
- aery7 points
- arty7 points
- nary7 points
- tony7 points
- troy7 points
- dozy17 points
- boxy16 points
- oozy16 points
- joey14 points
- cony9 points
- poly9 points
- ropy9 points
- fumy12 points
- shay10 points
- winy10 points
- miry9 points
- logy8 points
- trey7 points
- mazy18 points
- doxy15 points
- caky13 points
- cavy12 points
- alky11 points
- laky11 points
- demy10 points
- fley10 points
- gaby10 points
- goby10 points
- ofay10 points
- pogy10 points
- coly9 points
- moly9 points
- paly9 points
- pily9 points
- rimy9 points
- gley8 points
- tody8 points
- inly7 points
- liny7 points
- lory7 points
- fozy19 points
- joky18 points
- pixy16 points
- quey16 points
- sizy16 points
- dexy15 points
- nixy14 points
- chay12 points
- cowy12 points
- homy12 points
- typy12 points
- davy11 points
- immy11 points
- mopy11 points
- pipy11 points
- upby11 points
- wady11 points
- awny10 points
- bogy10 points
- cagy10 points
- doby10 points
- dopy10 points
- eyry10 points
- gapy10 points
- tivy10 points
- towy10 points
- viny10 points
- waly10 points
- wany10 points
- cory9 points
- cosy9 points
- didy9 points
- dogy9 points
- eggy9 points
- elmy9 points
- inby9 points
- mity9 points
- mony9 points
- orby9 points
- paty9 points
- piny9 points
- scry9 points
- toby9 points
- agly8 points
- doty8 points
- oldy8 points
- sagy8 points
- undy8 points
- eely7 points
- eery7 points
- illy7 points
- luny7 points
- ruly7 points
- stey7 points
- tory7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 193
- By usage: 84 very common, 32 common, 77 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- fozy 19
- hazy 19
- cozy 18
- joky 18
- mazy 18
- dozy 17
- foxy 17
- waxy 17
- boxy 16
- lazy 16
Most common
- lazy
- copy
- away
- body
- they
- vary
- very
- army
- bury
- busy
Definitions
- lazy (adjective)
- Moving slowly and gently.
- copy (noun)
- A reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record).
- away (adjective)
- Not present; having left.
- body (noun)
- The entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being).
This page lists every one of the 193 four-letter words ending in Y in our dictionary. Each word links to its own unscramble page when one exists, and the score badge shows its value with classic tiles. Common words come first, so LAZY, COPY and AWAY sit near the top while the rare entries wait further down. If you are holding a specific rack, type it into the search box and the list narrows to the words you can actually play.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
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
How many four-letter words ending in Y are there?
Our dictionary has 193 four-letter words ending in Y, of which 116 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the four-letter words ending in Y?
FOZY scores 19 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.