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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, QTY, TRY | 3 - 6 pts |
| 4 Letters | BABY, GABY, OAKY, OARY | 4 - 8 pts |
| 5 Letters | ABBEY, BABBY, CABBY, DABBY | 5 - 10 pts |
| 6 Letters | ABACAY, ABBACY, BABBLY, BABERY | 6 - 12 pts |
| 7 Letters | CABBAGY, DACOITY, EAGERLY, JACKBOY | 7 - 14 pts |
| 8 Letters | FACETELY, FRIENDLY, HABILITY, LABIALLY | 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. Which modern word shares the same Latin root as 'uberty'?
2. What is the standard English equivalent of 'babby'?
3. Where does the primary stress fall in the pronunciation of 'habilimentary'?
4. Which sentence uses the term correctly?
5. Which operation should NOT be confused with DCR?
6. How is 'dacoity' pronounced?
7. Which sentence uses 'wabbly' correctly?
8. How many syllables does 'nabobery' have?
9. In what type of writing is 'wabblingly' most appropriately used today?
10. From which Greek root does the 'iatro-' in 'iatrogenicity' originate?
11. What adjective is 'rabbinically' built from?
12. Which sentence uses 'abactinally' correctly?
13. What is the noun form of 'happy'?
14. Which word should replace the blank: 'The ___ logo appears on every package'?
15. Which word is an antonym for 'nabobishly'?
16. How many syllables does 'wacky' have?
17. How many syllables does 'yachty' have?
18. Which of the following is a common grammatical mistake with 'enjoy'?
19. Where does the primary stress fall in 'quackery'?
20. Which adverb is closest in meaning to 'cabbalistically'?
21. In the original Lewis Carroll poem, what is 'the Jabberwock'?
22. Where does the primary stress fall?
23. How many syllables does 'habitually' have?
24. What does the suffix '-tomy' mean?
25. What is the root noun from which 'oafishly' is derived?
26. Which preposition or phrase commonly pairs with 'gabby' to describe a temporary state?
27. Which is the direct dental opposite of 'labially'?
28. What does 'labioplasty' mean?
29. Which phrase is a common collocation with 'serendipity'?
30. What does 'macaronically' mean?
31. What is the plural of 'cabby'?
32. In which kind of writing might you meet oariotomy?
33. What is the correct plural form of 'abbacy'?
34. What does 'babblingly' mean?
35. Can 'serendipity' be used to describe a negative event?
36. What is the most common misspelling trap in 'habitability'?
37. Which of the following is an antonym for 'friendly'?
38. What part of speech is 'habitually'?
39. Before it meant a cat, 'tabby' meant what?
40. Which is the correct spelling?
41. What is the origin of the word 'energy'?
42. Which sentence uses 'fabulosity' correctly?
43. In which setting would 'sabbatically' sound most natural?
44. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
45. Which sentence uses 'paceway' correctly?
46. Which word is NOT a synonym of 'wacky'?
47. Why does 'maccoboy' sound old-fashioned today?
48. Which Spanish conquistador won the Battle of Abacay?
49. How is the spelled ending '-ically' normally spoken in words like 'cabbalistically'?
50. What does the phrase 'a happy accident' mean?
