Words that end in Y
There are 500 words that end in y in this list, most common first. Filter by letters or length.
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The most-used words that end in y, and what they mean
These are the 14 that come up most often in written English, so they are the ones worth knowing first.
- say
- verb(transitive) To pronounce.
- society
- noun(countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
- away
- adverbFrom a place, hence.
- policy
- nounA principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an…
- party
- noun(law) A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.
- probably
- adverbIn all likelihood.
- activity
- noun(countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
- play
- verb(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- particularly
- adverb(focus) Especially, extremely.
- property
- nounSomething that is owned.
- primary
- adjectiveFirst or earliest in a group or series.
- actually
- adverb(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
- army
- nounA large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
- any
- adverbTo even the slightest extent, at all.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
Of the 500 words in this list, 316 can be used as a noun, including say, society, policy, party, activity. Plenty of words do more than one job: state is a noun, a verb and an adjective depending on how you use it, which is why these numbers add up to more than the list itself.
How this list is built
The words come from the Datamuse language API, then get cleaned up, because the raw output is not much use on its own. Each word is checked against an English dictionary, with a frequency floor for anything not in it, so ordinary inflections survive while noise does not. Roman numerals, fragments and vowel-less abbreviations are stripped out.
What is left is ranked by how often each word actually appears in written English. That ordering is the point: it puts the words you might actually want at the top. The full method is on how we build these.
Common questions
How many words that end in y are there?
This list holds 500, filtered to real dictionary words and ranked by how common they are. English has more if you count obscure and archaic ones, but they are little use to anybody.
Can a word ending in Y be a noun?
Yes. 316 of the 500 words on this list can be used as a noun. The breakdown above shows how many work as verbs, adjectives and adverbs too.
How are the words ordered?
By how often each word appears in written English, most common first, so the useful ones are at the top rather than buried under rarities. See how we build these.
Can I search inside the list?
Yes. The filter box narrows the list as you type, and where a list mixes lengths there are buttons to show only words of a given length.