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Words with Y

Y appears in short everyday words as well as longer endings. It is worth four points in English Scrabble and Wordfeud.

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Use ‘Ends with’ to explore words ending in Y, or ‘Contains in order’ when Y can go anywhere. Filters narrow the search; they do not add Y to your available letters.

Examples with Y

day

3 letters · 7 points

The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky.

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dry

3 letters · 7 points

The process by which something is dried.

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fly

3 letters · 9 points

Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some…

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Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.

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key

3 letters · 10 points

An object designed to open and close a lock or to activate or deactivate…

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An object designed to open and close a lock or to activate or deactivate something, especially a length of metal inserted into a narrow opening on the lock to which it is matched (keyed).

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pay

3 letters · 8 points

Money given in return for work; salary or wages.

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play

4 letters · 9 points

Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.

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ray

3 letters · 6 points

A beam of light or radiation.

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sky

3 letters · 10 points

The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the…

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The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.

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way

3 letters · 9 points

A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.

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Selected examples from British English ESDB / SCOWL, with Wiktionary definitions. Points use English Scrabble tile values before bonuses. Game eligibility has not been checked. Sources and limits.

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Build DAY from its own letters, then replace the first letter with a blank. Compare the points and open the tile details to see where every letter comes from.

Three ways to build · day
Letter supplyYour lettersResultTile valueTry this search
All ordinary tilesDAYday7Try this search · DAY
First letter supplied by a blank?AYday5Try this search · ?AY

Calculated with Scrabble English. Whole-word tile values only; no premium squares, crossing scores or bonuses. Game eligibility is not checked.

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