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8 Letter Words Ending in Y

1,741 words. That is how many eight-letter words that end in Y our dictionary accepts, 5.9% of all 29,410 eight-letter words. 214 of them are everyday words (military, security, industry, property), and only those can be the answer in our daily 8-letter puzzle.

The letter right before the final Y is most often L: 737 of these words end in LY. On average a word here has 2.5 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is I (in 892 words). 72% repeat a letter, like military. The most common first letter is S (248 words).

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Common 8-letter words ending in Y (214)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

Tip: try literacy as your next guess. It tests 8 different letters that are common in this group. Since 72% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.

All 8-letter words ending in Y (1,741)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

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How many eight-letter words end in Y?

Our dictionary has 1,741, which is 5.9% of all eight-letter words. 214 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is the most common eight-letter word ending in Y?

Going by how often words appear in everyday English, actually, followed by probably and military.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try literacy. It has 8 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 72% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

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