How many words end in FY?

This page lists 222 words ending in FY, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -FY words useful?

Words ending in FY are great for hooking onto existing tiles and pluralising or extending words already on the board.

Words Ending With FY

All 222 words in our dictionary that end in FY, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

222 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

complexify29 prequalify27 cockneyfy26 disqualify26 exemplify26 objectify26 zinkify26 zombify26 oversimplify25 squiffy25 denazify24 reliquefy24 requalify24 zincify24 dehumidify23 frenchify23 overclassify23 quantify23 saccharify23 commodify22 detoxify22 liquefy22 liquify22 overidentify22 preachify22 prespecify22 qualify22 speechify22 bourgeoisify21 demystify21 jiffy21 misclassify21 nazify21 subclassify21 transmogrify21 chaffy20 chuffy20 dandruffy20 decalcify20 humidify20 jellify20 jollify20 justify20 misidentify20 precertify20 premodify20 revivify20 syllabify20 deacidify19 declassify19 devitrify19 diversify19 fructify19 interstratify19 mummify19 presignify19 tackify19 alkalify18 ammonify18 copurify18 decertify18 fancify18 fluffy18 indemnify18 mystify18 reclassify18 refortify18 repacify18 scruffy18 semideify18 simplify18 verbify18 vivify18 amplify17 calcify17 cliffy17 crucify17 dissatisfy17 electrify17 etherify17 huffy17 lapidify17 micrify17 opacify17 personify17 prenotify17 recertify17 recodify17 reidentify17 remodify17 resolidify17 reverify17 solemnify17 specify17 spiffy17 typify17 unstuffy17 acidify16 baffy16 beautify16 biffy16 buffy16 classify16 damnify16 denitrify16 draffy16 dulcify16 emulsify16 falsify16 fortify16 gruffy16 horrify16 lithify16 magnify16 miffy16 opsonify16 pacify16 prettify16 puffy16 repurify16 rigidify16 sanctify16 saponify16 silicify16 versify16 vitrify16 acetify15 beatify15 brutify15 carnify15 certify15 clarify15 coalify15 codify15 comfy15 daffy15 dandify15 dignify15 gentrify15 identify15 intensify15 metrify15 modify15 mollify15 mortify15 petrify15 putrefy15 rectify15 scarify15 scorify15 sniffy15 snuffy15 solidify15 stuffy15 stupefy15 verify15 vilify15 vinify15 basify14 casefy14 citify14 densify14 esterify14 glorify14 gratify14 lignify14 minify14 nigrify14 nonleafy14 purify14 ramify14 reedify14 renotify14 resinify14 scurfy14 signify14 spoofy14 stellify14 stratify14 stultify14 taffy14 tepefy14 toffy14 tumefy14 argufy13 beefy13 gasify13 iffy13 ignify13 introfy13 nidify13 nitrify13 nullify13 poofy13 redefy13 reunify13 russify13 salsify13 satisfy13 terrify13 testify13 torrefy13 torrify13 uglify13 aerify12 deify12 edify12 goofy12 gulfy12 notify12 ossify12 rarefy12 rarify12 ratify12 salify12 defy11 leafy11 reefy11 reify11 surfy11 turfy11 unify11

Hooking with -FY words

Endings like -FY let you tack a word onto a tile already on the board, often turning a small play into a big one. Look for the high-value entries above to maximise points.

A quick statistical tour

Inside this list: 222 words spanning 4–13 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 7 letters (68 words), 23 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 68 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is COMPLEXIFY, worth 29.

The five biggest scorers on the page: COMPLEXIFY (29), PREQUALIFY (27), COCKNEYFY (26), DISQUALIFY (26), EXEMPLIFY (26). At 13 letters, INTERSTRATIFY is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 17. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are F, Y and I, which appear in 222, 222 and 182 of the words respectively.

Three words worth learning first

AERIFY — 6 letters for 12 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
Playing NOTIFY across a double-word square turns its base 12 points into 24 — solid value for 6 tiles.
OSSIFY — a 6-letter, 12-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.

Round out your set with RAREFY (12), RARIFY (12), RATIFY (12), SALIFY (12), ARGUFY (13) — all built from common tiles.

Why -FY endings win turns

When the board tightens up late in a Scrabble game, -FY words keep you scoring: they attach to existing letters instead of needing seven clean tiles. Crossword solvers use the same trick in reverse — if the grid gives you the last letters, this list is the candidate pool. Check the length filter in the Word Finder to match your open squares exactly.

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