How many words end in CY?

This page lists 375 words ending in CY, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -CY words useful?

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

Words Ending With CY

All 375 words in our dictionary that end in CY, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

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

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Hooking with -CY words

Endings like -CY 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.

What the numbers say

The shape of this list: 375 entries between 3 and 15 letters long, peaking at 10 letters with 85 words. Five-letter picks number 11 and seven-letter picks 33. Nothing here outscores GYROFREQUENCY — 34 points from 13 tiles on plain squares.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are GYROFREQUENCY (34), MULTIFREQUENCY (33), SUPEREFFICIENCY (30), EQUIVALENCY (28), EXTRAVAGANCY (28). The longest entry is COUNTERTENDENCY at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 18 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are C, Y and N, which appear in 375, 375 and 294 of the words respectively.

Start with these three

LUNACY is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 11 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
When the rack looks hopeless, SLUICY (6 letters, 11 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
NANCY earns 10 points from just 5 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: SAUCY (10), AGENCY (12), DIOECY (12), IDIOCY (12), LEGACY (12).

-CY as a board weapon

When the board tightens up late in a Scrabble game, -CY 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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