53 words
3-letter words ending in Y
53 words.
- jay13
- joy13
- oxy13
- why12
- kay10
- key10
- sky10
- fay9
- fey9
- fly9
- foy9
- fry9
- hay9
- hey9
- hoy9
- ivy9
- shy9
- thy9
- way9
- wry9
- yay9
- aby8
- bay8
- bey8
- boy8
- buy8
- cay8
- coy8
- cry8
- icy8
- may8
- pay8
- ply8
- pry8
- spy8
- day7
- dey7
- dry7
- gay7
- gey7
- goy7
- guy7
- any6
- lay6
- ley6
- nay6
- ray6
- say6
- sly6
- soy6
- sty6
- toy6
- try6
How this list is built
- Every word here comes from ENABLE, a lexicon released to the public domain — 172,823 words. It is the list this site can legally publish in full, and it is stated openly rather than implied.
- The tournament lists — TWL/OWL in North America, Collins/SOWPODS elsewhere — are copyrighted compilations. They are not used here and not merged in. A small number of words will therefore differ from what a given game accepts.
- Scores use the standard tile values (A=1 … Q=10, Z=10) and ignore board bonuses, which depend on where you place the word, not on the word itself.
- Lists are ordered by score, then alphabetically — the order that is useful when you are choosing a play, rather than alphabetical for its own sake.
SOURCE·ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon)·Public domain. 172,823 words. Tournament lists (TWL, Collins) are copyrighted and not used.·REVIEWED AUG 2026
SOURCE·ENABLE public-domain lexicon (172,823 words)·lists and scores computed from the lexicon, see method·REVIEWED AUG 2026