5-Letter Words Ending in NY
There are 57 five-letter words ending in NY in our dictionary; 39 of them are common words.
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All 57 words
- funny11 points
- shiny11 points
- penny10 points
- agony9 points
- irony8 points
- sunny8 points
- phony13 points
- downy12 points
- horny11 points
- tawny11 points
- briny10 points
- bunny10 points
- canny10 points
- corny10 points
- crony10 points
- ebony10 points
- peony10 points
- loony8 points
- ninny8 points
- rainy8 points
- runny8 points
- stony8 points
- tinny8 points
- fanny11 points
- nanny8 points
- whiny14 points
- finny11 points
- bonny10 points
- spiny10 points
- gunny9 points
- sonny8 points
- teeny8 points
- tunny8 points
- ferny11 points
- weeny11 points
- meany10 points
- pinny10 points
- jenny15 points
- carny10 points
- fenny11 points
- hinny11 points
- veiny11 points
- benny10 points
- meiny10 points
- moony10 points
- ginny9 points
- atony8 points
- fawny14 points
- lawny11 points
- towny11 points
- twiny11 points
- wenny11 points
- barny10 points
- minny10 points
- porny10 points
- punny10 points
- goony9 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 57
- By usage: 23 very common, 16 common, 18 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jenny 15
- fawny 14
- whiny 14
- phony 13
- downy 12
- fanny 11
- fenny 11
- ferny 11
- finny 11
- funny 11
Most common
- funny
- shiny
- penny
- agony
- irony
- sunny
- phony
- downy
- horny
- tawny
Definitions
- funny (adjective)
- Arousing or provoking laughter.
- shiny (adjective)
- Reflecting light.
- penny (noun)
- A fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound.
- agony (noun)
- Intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain.
Words that end in the letters NY come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 57 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. JENNY is the top scorer here, worth 15 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.
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 five-letter words ending in NY are there?
Our dictionary has 57 five-letter words ending in NY, of which 39 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 NY?
JENNY scores 15 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.