How many words end in EY?

This page lists 255 words ending in EY, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -EY words useful?

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

Words Ending With EY

All 255 words in our dictionary that end in EY, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

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

hokeypokey29 mosquitoey24 okeydokey24 doohickey22 housewifey22 jockey22 cliquey21 lacquey21 chimbley20 chocolatey20 latchkey20 whiskey20 cozey19 hackney19 hawkey19 jarvey19 jeepney19 jokey19 offkey19 chokey18 cockney18 crickey18 dovekey18 hickey18 hockey18 jivey18 strathspey18 wheyey18 whimsey18 chimley17 chimney17 comfrey17 flunkey17 intervalley17 journey17 malarkey17 mickey17 thymey17 dickey16 dykey16 flakey16 flukey16 heydey16 honkey16 hookey16 jersey16 jitney16 kouprey16 mangabey16 passkey16 quey16 reconvey16 chantey15 charley15 choosey15 chutney15 cookey15 costumey15 crikey15 fakey15 hokey15 lackey15 mammey15 monkey15 orphrey15 palfrey15 pinkey15 punkey15 rickey15 skyey15 smokey15 spikey15 tackey15 whiney15 whitey15 cakey14 clayey14 convey14 cottagey14 curvey14 darkey14 dinkey14 donkey14 echoey14 joey14 kidney14 lamprey14 limpsey14 malmsey14 odyssey14 peavey14 phoney14 phooey14 pokey14 purvey14 resurvey14 turnkey14 wavey14 wincey14 blimey13 covey13 crepey13 diddley13 dikey13 disobey13 doyley13 garganey13 garvey13 gingeley13 homey13 kersey13 nonmoney13 pigsney13 plaguey13 pricey13 shantey13 sheeney13 shinney13 snakey13 spacey13 spicey13 swinney13 tabooley13 tomalley13 tomatoey13 trawley13 turkey13 typey13 whey13 abbey12 baloney12 blarney12 boloney12 boogey12 curtsey12 drapey12 flooey12 flutey12 fogey12 grapey12 gripey12 guernsey12 horsey12 hurley12 maguey12 mamey12 mangey12 medley12 mopey12 paisley12 parsley12 pussley12 rekey12 sawney12 shaley12 skiey12 slavey12 spinney12 spooney12 spurrey12 survey12 tawney12 valley12 volley12 witney12 attorney11 bailey11 barley11 blooey11 bogey11 burley11 cagey11 carney11 causey11 dicey11 dingey11 dopey11 gamey11 holey11 honey11 hooey11 langley11 mooley11 motley11 mousey11 mulley11 murrey11 orangey11 osprey11 parley11 pogey11 pulley11 pusley11 scarey11 smiley11 waney11 winey11 bluey10 boney10 coney10 cooey10 cosey10 cutey10 dogey10 fley10 galley10 gooney10 goosey10 gulley10 gurney10 key10 lacey10 limey10 matey10 money10 mosey10 motey10 muley10 piney10 ridley10 ropey10 stagey10 stogey10 they10 tissuey10 tourney10 trolley10 agley9 fey9 gluey9 gooey9 hey9 linsey9 looney9 obey9 prey9 slatey9 stoney9 storey9 surrey9 alley8 bey8 gley8 grey8 liney8 looey8 nosey8 riley8 sooey8 toney8 dey7 gey7 stey7 trey7 ley6

Hooking with -EY words

Endings like -EY 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: 255 entries between 3 and 11 letters long, peaking at 6 letters with 105 words. Five-letter picks number 57 and seven-letter picks 51. Nothing here outscores HOKEYPOKEY — 29 points from 10 tiles on plain squares.

The five biggest scorers on the page: HOKEYPOKEY (29), MOSQUITOEY (24), OKEYDOKEY (24), DOOHICKEY (22), HOUSEWIFEY (22). INTERVALLEY (11 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 13 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are Y, E and O, which appear in 255, 255 and 89 of the words respectively.

Three easy picks from this list

LINSEY is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 9 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
LOONEY — 6 letters for 9 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
SLATEY — a 6-letter, 9-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: STONEY (9), STOREY (9), SURREY (9), ALLEY (8), LINEY (8).

Back-hooking with -EY

A reliable habit: every time you learn a new -EY word, note whether it also takes a front extension. Words that extend at both ends are the ones that turn a 12-point play into a 40-point one, because you can bridge two premium squares. The top of this list — sorted by score — is where those double-duty words hide.

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Narrow it down

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