How many words end in HY?

This page lists 325 words ending in HY, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -HY words useful?

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

Words Ending With HY

All 325 words in our dictionary that end in HY, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

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

psychobiography36 lymphadenopathy34 plethysmography34 zygomorphy33 phytogeography32 xeroradiography32 encephalography31 lymphography31 zoogeography31 cardiomyopathy30 chemoautotrophy30 cholangiography30 chromatography30 flexography30 leukodystrophy30 lexicography30 crystallography29 encephalopathy29 gynandromorphy29 phototelegraphy29 physiography29 psychopathy29 telephotography29 xylography29 cryptography28 kymography28 mythography28 phlebography28 pseudepigraphy28 semipornography28 shadowgraphy28 squirearchy28 cinematography27 hydrography27 hypertrophy27 squirarchy27 stichomythy27 thankworthy27 anthroposophy26 antipornography26 biostratigraphy26 choreography26 chronography26 hexarchy26 historiography26 mammography26 paleogeography26 prosopography26 spectrography26 thermography26 xerography26 autoradiography25 auxotrophy25 bibliography25 chirography25 chorography25 chrestomathy25 crashworthy25 filmography25 hydropathy25 phonography25 photography25 radioautography25 radiotelegraphy25 roentgenography25 squelchy25 actinomorphy24 autobiography24 biogeography24 blameworthy24 cardiography24 cosmography24 creditworthy24 fluorography24 hagiography24 metallography24 nephropathy24 oscillography24 pictography24 typography24 ultrasonography24 unnewsworthy24 videography24 archduchy23 cacography23 discography23 ethnography23 heterotrophy23 homeopathy23 lithography23 myelopathy23 oceanography23 orthography23 philosophy23 polarography23 praiseworthy23 scintigraphy23 seismography23 squooshy23 stylography23 arteriography22 arthropathy22 calligraphy22 cardiopathy22 cartography22 demography22 exarchy22 heptarchy22 holography22 iconography22 kvetchy22 mesomorphy22 newsworthy22 paleography22 petrography22 planography22 polymathy22 pornography22 reprography22 scenography22 squashy22 squishy22 untrustworthy22 venography22 angiography21 cockshy21 dystrophy21 endomorphy21 myopathy21 nomography21 prototrophy21 radiography21 stereography21 stratigraphy21 sympathy21 tomography21 topography21 aortography20 biography20 chinchy20 churchy20 epigraphy20 gynarchy20 headachy20 hierarchy20 ideography20 logomachy20 matriarchy20 naprapathy20 patriarchy20 roadworthy20 stenography20 theosophy20 trustworthy20 unseaworthy20 uranography20 allelopathy19 autography19 dyarchy19 enteropathy19 geography19 kitschy19 naturopathy19 noteworthy19 pentarchy19 renography19 retinopathy19 serigraphy19 sketchy19 sonography19 telegraphy19 thearchy19 airworthy18 autotrophy18 forwhy18 grumphy18 monarchy18 naumachy18 nebbishy18 neuropathy18 nomarchy18 octarchy18 oligarchy18 orography18 osteopathy18 pansophy18 rubbishy18 scratchy18 screechy18 seaworthy18 spinachy18 splotchy18 stomachy18 thatchy18 trierarchy18 twitchy18 uncatchy18 unhealthy18 antipathy17 blotchy17 branchy17 clutchy17 crunchy17 empathy17 endarchy17 entelechy17 eparchy17 fitchy17 growthy17 paunchy17 preachy17 smoochy17 smutchy17 sylphy17 telepathy17 tetrarchy17 unflashy17 unworthy17 varnishy17 witchy17 autarchy16 beachy16 beechy16 bitchy16 botchy16 bunchy16 catchy16 conchy16 diarchy16 eutrophy16 glitchy16 grouchy16 healthy16 murphy16 mythy16 patchy16 peachy16 pitchy16 poachy16 pouchy16 punchy16 stretchy16 swarthy16 triarchy16 vichy16 wealthy16 wreathy16 yechy16 anarchy15 atrophy15 breathy15 filthy15 flashy15 fleshy15 frothy15 heathy15 raunchy15 slouchy15 smoothy15 snatchy15 splashy15 starchy15 stenchy15 swishy15 timothy15 worthy15 wrathy15 apathy14 bolshy14 brashy14 brothy14 brushy14 dinghy14 doughy14 drouthy14 duchy14 fishy14 leachy14 lengthy14 marshy14 mouthy14 plashy14 plushy14 reechy14 sloughy14 smithy14 stealthy14 tetchy14 torchy14 touchy14 trophy14 washy14 withy14 bothy13 bushy13 cushy13 deathy13 itchy13 mashy13 meshy13 mothy13 mushy13 pithy13 pushy13 saughy13 sophy13 techy13 toughy13 achy12 dashy12 dishy12 earthy12 gushy12 sloshy12 slushy12 stithy12 toothy12 trashy12 why12 lathy11 rushy11 tushy11 ashy10 shy9 thy9

Hooking with -HY words

Endings like -HY 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

A few numbers before you scroll: the 325 words here run from 3 to 15 letters, with 6-letter words the largest group (53 entries). Wordle players have 25 five-letter options, and there are 45 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY at 36 points before multipliers.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY (36), LYMPHADENOPATHY (34), PLETHYSMOGRAPHY (34), ZYGOMORPHY (33), PHYTOGEOGRAPHY (32). The longest entry is ANTIPORNOGRAPHY at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 20 points. Letter-wise, H is the workhorse — it appears in 325 of these words, ahead of Y (325) and A (214).

Start with these three

EARTHY is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 12 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
When the rack looks hopeless, SLOSHY (6 letters, 12 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
SLUSHY earns 12 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.

Five more everyday options from the same list: STITHY (12), TOOTHY (12), TRASHY (12), DEATHY (13), SAUGHY (13).

-HY as a board weapon

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