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7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and Y as the 7th letter

7-letter words with A second and Y last total 284 matches, from familiar choices like variety and factory to the 35-point JAZZILY.

284 wordsTop pick VARIETYHighest score JAZZILY 35

40 of 284 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 2nd place, S is the most common 7th letter (2,136 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 40 · most-used first

All valid words 284

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • BACKPAY20
  • BACKSEY18
  • BAGGILY14
  • BAIRNLY12
  • BALCONY14
  • BALKILY16
  • BALLBOY14
  • BALMILY14
  • BALONEY12
  • BALSAMY14
  • BANALLY12
  • BARMILY14
  • BASALLY12
  • BATTERY12
  • BATTILY12
  • BAWDILY16
  • CABBAGY17
  • CACHEXY24
  • CACOEPY16
  • CADENCY15
  • CALCIFY17
  • CALLBOY14
  • CALUMNY14
  • CALVARY15
  • CAMELRY14
  • CAMPILY16
  • CANKERY16
  • CANNERY12
  • CANNILY12
  • CANONRY12
  • CANTILY12
  • CAPABLY16
  • CAPRIFY17
  • CARAWAY15
  • CARNIFY15
  • CARROTY12
  • CARTWAY15
  • CARVERY15
  • CASTORY12
  • CATTERY12
  • CATTILY12
  • CAUTERY12
  • CAVALLY15
  • CAVALRY15
  • DABBITY15
  • DACOITY13
  • DAFFILY17
  • DAKOITY15
  • DAMNIFY16
  • DANDIFY15
  • DANDILY12
  • DARESAY11
  • DATEDLY12
  • DAUBERY13
  • DAYLILY14
  • DAZEDLY21
  • EAGERLY11
  • EARTHLY13
  • FACTORY15
  • FACULTY15
  • FADEDLY15
  • FAGGERY15
  • FAGGOTY15
  • FAINTLY13
  • FAIRILY13
  • FAIRWAY16
  • FALLACY15
  • FALSELY13
  • FALSIFY16
  • FALSITY13
  • FANCIFY18
  • FANCILY15
  • FANTASY13
  • FARADAY14
  • FARAWAY16
  • FARCIFY18
  • FARMERY15
  • FASHERY16
  • FATALLY13
  • FATTILY13
  • FATUITY13
  • GADGETY13
  • GAGGERY13
  • GAINSAY11
  • GALANTY11
  • GALLERY11
  • GALLFLY14
  • GANGWAY15
  • GARBAGY14
  • GARGETY12
  • GASEITY11
  • GASSILY11
  • GATEWAY14
  • GAUDERY12
  • GAUDILY12
  • GAUNTLY11
  • GAUNTRY11
  • GAUZILY20
  • GAWKILY18
  • HACKERY19
  • HACKNEY19
  • HADAWAY17
  • HAEMONY15
  • HAIRILY13
  • HALFWAY19
  • HALLWAY16
  • HAMMILY17
  • HANDILY14
  • HAPPILY17
  • HARDILY14
  • HARMONY15
  • HARSHLY16
  • HARTELY13
  • HASTILY13
  • HAUGHTY17
  • HAUTBOY15
  • HAZELLY22
  • JADEDLY19
  • JAGGARY19
  • JAGGERY19
  • JALOPPY21
  • JARGONY18
  • JASPERY19
  • JAZZILY35
  • LACQUEY21
  • LACTARY12
  • LADDERY12
  • LADYBOY16
  • LADYFLY17
  • LAICITY12
  • LAIRDLY11
  • LAITHLY13
  • LAMPREY14
  • LANEWAY13
  • LANGLEY11
  • LANIARY10
  • LANKILY14
  • LAPTRAY12
  • LARCENY12
  • LARGELY11
  • LATENCY12
  • LATHERY13
  • LAUNDRY11
  • LAYAWAY16
  • MAGGOTY14
  • MAGNIFY16
  • MAISTRY12
  • MAJESTY19
  • MAJORLY19
  • MALARKY16
  • MALMSEY14
  • MAMAGUY15
  • MAMMARY16
  • MANGABY15
  • MANGILY13
  • MANLILY12
  • MANUARY12
  • MAPPERY16
  • MARROWY15
  • MARTYRY15
  • MASCULY14
  • MASONRY12
  • MASTERY12
  • MATTERY12
  • MATTIFY15
  • MAZEDLY22
  • NAEBODY13
  • NAILERY10
  • NAIVELY13
  • NAIVETY13
  • NAKEDLY15
  • NARGILY11
  • NASALLY10
  • NASTILY10
  • NATTERY10
  • NATTILY10
  • NAUGHTY14
  • NAVALLY13
  • PACEWAY17
  • PACKWAY21
  • PAGEBOY15
  • PAISLEY12
  • PALFREY15
  • PALMARY14
  • PANEITY12
  • PANGAMY15
  • PANICKY18
  • PANOPLY14
  • PAPALLY14
  • PARKWAY19
  • PARROTY12
  • PARSLEY12
  • PARTWAY15
  • PASSKEY16
  • PASTILY12
  • PATENCY14
  • PATHWAY18
  • PAUCITY14
  • PAUGHTY16
  • PAUNCHY17
  • PAWKILY19
  • PAYABLY17
  • RABBITY14
  • RABIDLY13
  • RACEWAY15
  • RACKETY16
  • RAGGEDY13
  • RAGGERY12
  • RAILWAY13
  • RAINILY10
  • RAISINY10
  • RANDILY11
  • RANGILY11
  • RAPIDLY13
  • RATABLY12
  • RATTERY10
  • RATTILY10
  • RAUCITY12
  • RAUNCHY15
  • RAVELLY13
  • SACRIFY15
  • SAGATHY14
  • SAINTLY10
  • SALABLY12
  • SALLOWY13
  • SALMONY12
  • SALSIFY13
  • SALTERY10
  • SALTILY10
  • SANDBOY13
  • SANDFLY14
  • SAPPILY14
  • SARKILY14
  • SASSABY12
  • SASSILY10
  • SATIETY10
  • SATISFY13
  • SATRAPY12
  • SAUCILY12
  • SAVELOY13
  • SAVOURY13
  • SAVVILY16
  • TACITLY12
  • TACKETY16
  • TACKIFY19
  • TACKILY16
  • TAFFETY16
  • TAILFLY13
  • TALLBOY12
  • TALLOWY13
  • TANNERY10
  • TANTIVY13
  • TANTONY10
  • TAPSTRY12
  • TARDILY11
  • TARTILY10
  • TASTILY10
  • TATOUAY10
  • TATTERY10
  • TATTILY10
  • TAWNILY13
  • TAXABLY19
  • TAXIWAY20
  • VACANCY17
  • VACUITY15
  • VAGALLY14
  • VAGUELY14
  • VALENCY15
  • VALIDLY14
  • VALLARY13
  • VAPIDLY16
  • VAPOURY15
  • VARIETY13
  • VARSITY13
  • VASTITY13
  • WACKILY19
  • WAGGERY15
  • WALKWAY20
  • WALLABY15
  • WASHDAY17
  • WASHERY16
  • WASHILY16
  • WASPILY15
  • WASTERY13
Letters by positionIn 36% of these words the 6th letter is L.
1st letter
  1. C10%
  2. P8%
  3. F8%
3rd letter
  1. L13%
  2. R12%
  3. N11%
4th letter
  1. T14%
  2. E8%
  3. A8%
5th letter
  1. I29%
  2. E17%
  3. W7%
6th letter
  1. L36%
  2. R18%
  3. T11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; JAZZILY tops the list with 35. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 22 words
  2. 11 points: 17 words
  3. 1212 points: 48 words
  4. 13 points: 44 words
  5. 1414 points: 35 words
  6. 15 points: 42 words
  7. 1616 points: 29 words
  8. 17 points: 14 words
  9. 1818 points: 7 words
  10. 19 points: 14 words
  11. 2020 points: 4 words
  12. 21 points: 4 words
  13. 2222 points: 2 words
  14. 23 points: 0 words
  15. 2424 points: 1 words
  16. 25 points: 0 words
  17. 2626 points: 0 words
  18. 27 points: 0 words
  19. 2828 points: 0 words
  20. 29 points: 0 words
  21. 3030 points: 0 words
  22. 31 points: 0 words
  23. 3232 points: 0 words
  24. 33 points: 0 words
  25. 3434 points: 0 words
  26. 35 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JAZZILY3537All three
CACHEXY2424All three
HAZELLY2222All three
MAZEDLY2223All three
DAZEDLY2121All three
LACQUEY2123All three
PACKWAY2122Collins only
JALOPPY2125All three
WALKWAY2020All three
TAXIWAY2019All three
BACKPAY2022Collins only
GAUZILY2022All three

The pattern fixes the second tile as A and the final tile as Y, leaving five positions to narrow with known letters. Familiar examples include battery, fantasy, gallery and laundry, while the scoring leader, JAZZILY, is much less ordinary. Only 40 matches fall among the 25,000 most common English words, so expect a mix of everyday vocabulary and specialist entries.

At a glance: 7-letter words with A second and Y last

  • 284 tournament-dictionary entries match A in position two and Y at the end.
  • 40 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • 185 matches have definitions; the full set is broader than the defined subset.
  • The average score is 14.2, but JAZZILY reaches 35.
  • Variety, factory and battery are recognizable examples with the same frame.

Which starting letters appear most often?

C starts the largest group, with 28 words; P follows at 24, then F at 23. M and S each begin 22 matches, and T begins 21. That spread gives you a practical way to work through an uncertain first tile: try C, P or F before cycling through the smaller groups.

Use that ranking as a search order, not a claim about frequency: familiar examples also start with L, G and R.

The ending is much more decisive: every one of the 284 matches ends in Y by definition. Compare that count with 2,136 seven-letter words that have A second and S last; changing only the final tile changes the size of the search dramatically. The A-Y pattern is far less numerous, even though the length and second letter stay fixed.

How to use 7-letter words with A second and Y last

For 7-letter words with A second and Y last, start with the letters already confirmed in slots three through six, then use the opening-letter counts to test the remaining candidates. Variety, largely, factory and battery show how varied the middle can be even when the frame stays fixed. A known final Y means you can focus your guesses on the first six slots.

The score list rewards unusual letter combinations: JAZZILY leads at 35, well ahead of WALKWAY and TAXIWAY, each at 20. High score and everyday familiarity do not travel together. Just 40 matches are common by frequency, and 185 have definitions, so check your game's word list once before banking on an unfamiliar entry.

WALKWAY and TAXIWAY also show that recognizable compounds can be scoring options.

Questions people ask

How many common seven-letter words fit this pattern?
40 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by word frequency. That is a small slice of the 284 entries, so familiar options such as variety, factory and battery are only part of the pattern. Many other matches are less common or more specialized.
Which word with A second and Y last scores highest?
JAZZILY leads the scoring list at 35 points. Its two Z tiles account for much of that total, making it a striking exception to familiar choices such as WALKWAY and TAXIWAY, which each score 20. High scoring does not mean the word is common.
Do Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE include the same matches?
No, their coverage differs: Collins has 277 matches, NWL2023 has 228, and ENABLE has 212. The combined set contains 284 words because it includes entries found in at least one tournament dictionary. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar word.

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