How many words end in NY?

This page lists 266 words ending in NY, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -NY words useful?

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

Words Ending With NY

All 266 words in our dictionary that end in NY, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

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

schizogony28 polyembryony27 amphictyony26 dodecaphony23 hypogyny23 radiotelephony23 catchpenny22 heterophony22 homophony22 pinchpenny22 polyphony22 asynchrony21 cacophony21 chalcedony21 embryogeny21 intercompany21 intracompany21 jimminy21 mulligatawny21 phylogeny21 pickaninny21 symphony21 accompany20 halfpenny20 polygyny20 sixpenny20 synchrony20 theophany20 colophony19 disharmony19 ethnobotany19 johnny19 monophony19 squinny19 stereophony19 xenogeny19 apophony18 diachrony18 epiphany18 hologyny18 jiminy18 paleobotany18 threepenny18 androgyny17 antiphony17 ciphony17 cosmogony17 cryogeny17 cytogeny17 diaphony17 djinny17 hegemony17 hegumeny17 heterogeny17 heterogony17 homogeny17 homogony17 inharmony17 mahogany17 miscellany17 misogyny17 monogyny17 perigyny17 polygony17 sanctimony17 scammony17 semicolony17 telephony17 tympany17 bigeminy16 company16 compony16 cushiony16 epeirogeny16 epigyny16 hootenanny16 matrimony16 monopsony16 oligopsony16 overmany16 parsimony16 patrimony16 picaninny16 polyteny16 saxony16 subcolony16 tiffany16 twopenny16 zany16 acrimony15 ceremony15 euphony15 geobotany15 harmony15 jenny15 lysogeny15 palimony15 scrawny15 sporogony15 theogony15 tuppenny15 whinny15 agrimony14 balcony14 brawny14 browny14 bryony14 calumny14 duopsony14 fawny14 hominy14 ignominy14 monogeny14 mountainy14 ribbony14 sunshiny14 testimony14 truepenny14 villainy14 whiny14 antimony13 astheny13 biogeny13 cartoony13 dicliny13 endogeny13 gowany13 koruny13 monotony13 phony13 progeny13 rhatany13 scrutiny13 skinny13 stramony13 syntony13 tenpenny13 tyranny13 unfunny13 alimony12 autogeny12 buttony12 cottony12 downy12 felony12 gluttony12 gobony12 larceny12 muttony12 ontogeny12 shanny12 sharny12 sheeny12 shinny12 spleeny12 sweeny12 telegony12 thorny12 tweeny12 uncanny12 barony11 betony11 blenny11 botany11 brainy11 branny11 briony11 cairny11 colony11 cranny11 destiny11 dittany11 fanny11 fenny11 ferny11 finny11 funny11 hinny11 horny11 incony11 isogeny11 isogony11 lawny11 lemony11 mutiny11 orogeny11 shiny11 simony11 spinny11 spoony11 tawny11 towny11 twiny11 veiny11 weeny11 wenny11 awny10 barny10 benny10 bonny10 briny10 bunny10 canny10 carny10 corny10 crony10 ebony10 grainy10 granny10 greeny10 meany10 meiny10 minny10 moony10 neoteny10 oogeny10 penny10 peony10 pinny10 porny10 punny10 raisiny10 redeny10 spiny10 viny10 wany10 winy10 agony9 astony9 bony9 cony9 ginny9 goony9 gunny9 lineny9 litany9 many9 mony9 oniony9 piny9 pony9 puny9 ratany9 resiny9 rosiny9 satiny9 tetany9 atony8 deny8 irony8 loony8 nanny8 ninny8 rainy8 runny8 sonny8 stony8 sunny8 teeny8 tinny8 tunny8 liny7 luny7 tiny7 tony7 any6

Hooking with -NY words

Endings like -NY 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

The shape of this list: 266 entries between 3 and 14 letters long, peaking at 5 letters with 57 words. Five-letter picks number 57 and seven-letter picks 36. Nothing here outscores SCHIZOGONY — 28 points from 10 tiles on plain squares.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: SCHIZOGONY (28), POLYEMBRYONY (27), AMPHICTYONY (26), DODECAPHONY (23), HYPOGYNY (23). The longest entry is RADIOTELEPHONY at 14 letters, and the average word here is worth about 14 points. If you are fishing for these words, keep N (266 appearances), Y (266) and O (149) on your rack.

Three easy picks from this list

ASTONY earns 9 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
LINENY — 6 letters for 9 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
When the rack looks hopeless, LITANY (6 letters, 9 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.

Five more everyday options from the same list: ONIONY (9), RATANY (9), RESINY (9), ROSINY (9), SATINY (9).

-NY as a board weapon

When the board tightens up late in a Scrabble game, -NY 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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Narrow it down

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