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Interesting facts about American states and places ending in Y.
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Kentucky all end in 'Y'. Pennsylvania honors William Penn, while Kentucky comes from an Iroquoian word meaning 'land of tomorrow'.
Quick reference for Y-ending words sorted by character count.
| Length | Common Words | Scrabble Point Value Avg |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Letters | JOY, KEY, TRY | 3 - 6 pts |
| 4 Letters | BABY | 4 - 8 pts |
| 5 Letters | ABBEY, DABBY, EABLY, ENJOY | 5 - 10 pts |
| 6 Letters | ABACAY, ABBACY, ENERGY, OAKBOY | 6 - 12 pts |
| 7 Letters | EAGERLY, JOURNEY, QUALITY, VACANCY | 7 - 14 pts |
| 8 Letters | FRIENDLY, OAFISHLY, OAKBERRY, PABULARY | 8 - 16 pts |
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Common questions about words ending with Y.
Take this 50-question quiz on words ending with Y.
1. Is 'energy' countable or uncountable when referring to general vitality?
2. What is the plural of 'yabby'?
3. Which part of speech is 'cabalistically'?
4. Who coined the word 'serendipity' in 1754?
5. Can you call someone 'a Babbittry'?
6. Which sentence uses 'journey' correctly?
7. Why should you not use 'oafishly' to describe intentional destruction?
8. How many syllables does 'cabalistically' have?
9. What part of speech is the word 'friendly'?
10. Is 'oakboy' a modern industrial term?
11. What is the origin of the word 'responsibility'?
12. Which of the following is a modern synonym for 'oakberry'?
13. How is the word 'abbey' correctly pronounced?
14. In which context is 'pabulatory' most commonly used today?
15. How do you spell the past tense of 'enjoy'?
16. Which of the following is the correct spelling?
17. Which word is the closest synonym to 'cabalistically'?
18. Which modern medical term is the closest equivalent to 'iamatology'?
19. How many syllables are in the word 'babbishly'?
20. What is the plural of 'vacancy'?
21. In the original Lewis Carroll poem, what is 'the Jabberwock'?
22. How is the word 'ready' pronounced in American English?
23. How is 'jabberingly' correctly pronounced?
24. What is the origin of the word 'pabulary'?
25. Which of the following is an antonym for 'oafishly'?
26. What major historical event happened at Abacay in 1537?
27. Which of the following is an antonym for 'Jabberwocky'?
28. In what type of context should you typically use 'uberously'?
29. Which sentence uses 'yabby' correctly?
30. Which of the following is the closest synonym for 'babbishly'?
31. Where does the word 'iamatology' originate from?
32. What does the term 'Babbittry' primarily critique?
33. Which part of speech is 'wabblingly'?
34. What is the root word of 'dabby'?
35. From which literary source does the word 'Babbittry' originate?
36. What part(s) of speech can the word 'key' be?
37. What does the adverb 'dabblingly' describe?
38. What is the modern, standard spelling of Abacay?
39. Which of the following is a common collocation with 'quality'?
40. What part of speech is the word 'opportunity'?
41. How is the word 'study' pronounced in American English?
42. Which word is an antonym for 'study' in the sense of academic effort?
43. What does 'friendly fire' mean in a military context?
44. What is the difference between 'joy' and 'happiness'?
45. What does the adverb 'eagerly' describe?
46. Which preposition is used with a role: 'a vacancy ___ a clerk'?
47. Which sentence uses 'serendipity' correctly?
48. Which part of speech is 'Abacay'?
49. Which of the following is an antonym for 'dabblingly'?
50. What does the term 'iamatology' mean?
