Hooking with -DY words
Endings like -DY 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
Inside this list: 200 words spanning 4–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 5 letters (63 words), 63 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 19 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is BLIZZARDY, worth 33.
Chasing points? The best five entries here are BLIZZARDY (33), AMPHIDIPLOIDY (27), HYPODIPLOIDY (27), ENDOPOLYPLOIDY (26), HEXAPLOIDY (26). The longest entry is ALLOTETRAPLOIDY at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 14 points. Letter-wise, D is the workhorse — it appears in 200 of these words, ahead of Y (200) and O (96).
Three easy picks from this list
- STEADY is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 10 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
- STURDY — a 6-letter, 10-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
- TRENDY — 6 letters for 10 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
Once those stick, file away the next tier too: UNTIDY (10), LARDY (9), LEADY (9), LINDY (9), NEEDY (9).
Back-hooking with -DY
Endings are Scrabble's cheapest points. A word finishing in -DY can often be built backwards from a tile already on the board, so you pay for fewer letters than you score. Scan the high scorers above, then look for a spot where the final -DY lands on a premium square — the multiplier applies to your whole word, not just the hook.
More endings
Narrow it down
Pair an ending with a length or starting letter in the Word Finder.