4-letter words ending in Y

There are 265 four-letter words that end in Y in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is JAZY at 23 points. P starts the most of them, 24, and the average score is 10.3 points.

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These 265 words are 4.8% of all 5,469 four-letter words. A crossword answer of 4 letters ending in Y has 265 candidates here. The solver above is already set to 4 letters ending in Y, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.

4-letter words ending in Y in numbers

Words
265
Highest scoring
JAZY 23 pts
Average score
10.3 pts
With a definition
134 (51%)
Words by first letter
  1. A21
  2. B13
  3. C18
  4. D20
  5. E12
  6. F10
  7. G12
  8. H5
  9. I8
  10. J8
  11. L11
  12. M12
  13. N5
  14. O16
  15. P24
  16. Q2
  17. R11
  18. S15
  19. T18
  20. U6
  21. V4
  22. W10
  23. X1
  24. Y2
  25. Z1

Highest-scoring 4-letter words ending in y

WordScoreLength
jazy234
jaxy214
fozy194
hazy194
vizy194
cozy184
joky184
mazy184
dozy174
foxy174

4-letter words ending in Y (265)

All 265 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

Frequently asked questions

How many 4 letter words end in Y?

265, which is 4.8% of the 5,469 four-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 134 of them have a dictionary definition.

What is the best 4 letter word ending in Y for Scrabble?

JAZY scores 23 points before bonus squares. Next come JAXY (21), FOZY (19) and HAZY (19). The average is 10.3 points.

Which letter do most 4 letter words ending in Y start with?

P, in 24 of the 265 (9.1%). A follows with 21.

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