energy
ENERGY scores 10 points in Scrabble, with the 4-point Y closing the word, and its six letters also spell GREENY and GYRENE.
Noun 4 meanings
The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
The capacity to do work.
A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.
An intangible, modifiable force (usually characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed in some New Age religions to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit.
Etymology
From Middle French énergie, from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia, “activity”), from ἐνεργός (energós, “active”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). The sense in physics was coined by English polymath Thomas Young in 1802 in his lectures on Natural Philosophy.
Similar and opposite words
ENERGY is the impetus behind motion and activity, and in physics the capacity to do work. A rank of 555 puts it among the most frequent six-letter words. At the board it offers two Es, a G and a Y, plus two real anagrams.
ENERGY in short
- Six letters: E, N, E, R, G, Y.
- Total tiles are worth 10, and Y accounts for 4.
- Anagrams are GREENY and GYRENE; ANERGY is the one neighbour.
- Rank 555 by frequency, count 41,290.
What is ENERGY in a sentence?
Energy names the force behind movement and effort. In science it is the capacity to do work, measured in standard units. In daily speech it just means drive or pep.
The same spelling covers both the technical and the casual sense, which is part of why it ranks 555. Writers reach for it in stories about fuel, food, sport and mood alike, so the word never feels out of place.
How does ENERGY score and play?
E1, N1, E1, R1, G2, Y4 give 10. Y is the last tile, so a premium square at the end of a lane gives that single letter the most leverage. Two Es also help keep a rack balanced.
GREENY and GYRENE reuse the same tiles and also score 10, but they are far less common, so check your game’s word list before trying either.
What is the ENERGY neighbour?
ANERGY swaps the first E for an A and scores 10 as well. Spelling rhymes include CLERGY, ALLERGY, SYNERGY and LITURGY.
The six-letter list has 684 words that open with E and 1,678 that close with Y, about 3 and 7 percent. A closing Y is more than twice as common as an opening E, so a pattern search is likelier to land on the ending.
Rhymes with energy
All rhymes- CLERGY12
- ALLERGY11
- SYNERGY14
- LITURGY11
- METALLURGY16
- LETHARGY15
- BIOENERGY15
- PORGY11
- DRAMATURGY17
- THEURGY14
- THAUMATURGY20
- LURGY9
One letter away
- ANERGY10
Questions people ask
What are the anagrams of energy?
How many points is energy worth in Scrabble?
Is energy a common word?
Keep going
Related lists
Looking for a different word?
Type the letters you have and the Finder shows every word that fits.