5-Letter Words Ending in KY
There are 83 five-letter words ending in KY in our dictionary; 51 of them are common words.
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All 83 words
- lucky14 points
- shaky15 points
- risky12 points
- jerky19 points
- cocky16 points
- gawky16 points
- kinky16 points
- picky16 points
- flaky15 points
- husky15 points
- bulky14 points
- milky14 points
- murky14 points
- perky14 points
- pesky14 points
- rocky14 points
- smoky14 points
- tacky14 points
- dusky13 points
- lanky12 points
- leaky12 points
- sulky12 points
- wacky17 points
- yucky17 points
- funky15 points
- hanky15 points
- dorky13 points
- geeky13 points
- silky12 points
- kicky18 points
- kooky16 points
- mucky16 points
- fluky15 points
- hooky15 points
- balky14 points
- musky14 points
- spiky14 points
- dinky13 points
- snaky12 points
- ducky15 points
- honky15 points
- hunky15 points
- wonky15 points
- peaky14 points
- porky14 points
- narky12 points
- nooky12 points
- sarky12 points
- quaky21 points
- gunky13 points
- talky12 points
- pocky16 points
- hulky15 points
- bosky14 points
- corky14 points
- darky13 points
- reeky12 points
- rooky12 points
- jacky21 points
- zinky21 points
- junky19 points
- choky17 points
- pawky17 points
- pecky16 points
- dicky15 points
- dumky15 points
- folky15 points
- forky15 points
- yeuky15 points
- yolky15 points
- barky14 points
- beaky14 points
- braky14 points
- casky14 points
- conky14 points
- cooky14 points
- mirky14 points
- pinky14 points
- punky14 points
- gooky13 points
- ensky12 points
- larky12 points
- linky12 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 83
- By usage: 22 very common, 29 common, 32 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jacky 21
- quaky 21
- zinky 21
- jerky 19
- junky 19
- kicky 18
- choky 17
- pawky 17
- wacky 17
- yucky 17
Most common
- lucky
- shaky
- risky
- jerky
- cocky
- gawky
- kinky
- picky
- flaky
- husky
Definitions
- lucky (adjective)
- Occurring by chance.
- shaky (adjective)
- Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect.
- risky (adjective)
- Involving risk or danger.
- jerky (adjective)
- Lacking a steady rhythm.
Looking for five-letter words ending in KY? You are in the right place. This list has 83 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as LUCKY and SHAKY appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that end in the letters KY, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
How many five-letter words ending in KY are there?
Our dictionary has 83 five-letter words ending in KY, of which 51 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 five-letter words ending in KY?
JACKY scores 21 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.