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Words that end in YS

Need a word that finishes with YS? Here is every one Wordtide's board accepts, grouped by length, with the most common words first. There are 553 playable words ending in YS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is COMPANIONWAYS. The highest-scoring is SUPERHIGHWAYS, worth 26 points.

  • EXPRESSWAYS24
  • HIGHWAYS18
  • ENJOYS16
  • FREEWAYS16
  • MOTORWAYS16
  • SUBWAYS15
  • MONKEYS14
  • NOWADAYS14
  • SIDEWAYS14
  • SURVEYS14
  • DISPLAYS13
  • EMPLOYS13
  • HOLIDAYS13
  • PORTRAYS12
  • ALWAYS11
  • ATTORNEYS11
  • DESTROYS11
  • BUYS9

Highest-scoring words ending in YS

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

  • SUPERHIGHWAYS26
  • BREEZEWAYS25
  • HOKEYPOKEYS25
  • EXPRESSWAYS24
  • COMPANIONWAYS24
  • JACKSTAYS24
  • POPINJAYS23
  • HOBBLEDEHOYS23
  • JOCKEYS22
  • OVERJOYS22
  • THROUGHWAYS22
  • THOUGHTWAYS22

3-letter words ending in YS (2)

  • AYS5
  • BYS7

4-letter words ending in YS (33)

  • ABYS8
  • BAYS8
  • BEYS8
  • BOYS8
  • BUYS9
  • CAYS8
  • COYS8
  • DAYS7
  • DEYS7
  • DRYS7
  • FAYS9
  • FOYS9
  • GAYS7
  • GOYS7
  • GUYS8
  • HAYS8
  • HOYS8
  • JAYS14
  • JOYS14
  • KAYS9
  • KEYS9
  • LAYS6
  • LEYS6
  • MAYS8
  • NAYS6
  • PAYS8
  • RAYS6
  • SAYS6
  • SOYS6
  • TOYS6
  • WAYS9
  • WHYS11
  • YAYS8

5-letter words ending in YS (33)

  • BRAYS9
  • BUOYS10
  • CHAYS11
  • CLAYS9
  • CLOYS9
  • DRAYS8
  • FLAYS10
  • FLEYS10
  • FRAYS10
  • GLEYS8
  • GRAYS8
  • GREYS8
  • JOEYS15
  • KUMYS13
  • OBEYS9
  • OFAYS10
  • OKAYS10
  • PLAYS9
  • PLOYS9
  • POLYS9
  • PRAYS9
  • PREYS9
  • QUAYS16
  • QUEYS16
  • SHAYS9
  • SLAYS7
  • SPAYS9
  • STAYS7
  • SWAYS10
  • TRAYS7
  • TREYS7
  • TROYS7
  • WHEYS12

6-letter words ending in YS (70)

  • ABBEYS12
  • ALLAYS8
  • ALLEYS8
  • ALLOYS8
  • ALWAYS11
  • ANNOYS8
  • ARRAYS8
  • ASSAYS8
  • BELAYS10
  • BENDYS11
  • BIALYS10
  • BLUEYS11
  • BOGEYS11
  • BYWAYS15
  • CONEYS10
  • COOEYS10
  • COSEYS10
  • COVEYS14
  • COZEYS18
  • CUTEYS11
  • DECAYS11
  • DECOYS11
  • DELAYS9
  • DOGEYS10
  • EMBAYS12
  • ENJOYS16
  • ENVOYS12
  • ESSAYS8
  • FLYBYS15
  • FOGEYS12
  • FORAYS11
  • GAMAYS11
  • HENRYS10
  • HONEYS10
  • HOOEYS10
  • INLAYS8
  • KOUMYS14
  • LIMEYS10
  • MAMEYS12
  • MATEYS10
  • MONEYS10
  • MORAYS10
  • MOSEYS10
  • MULEYS11
  • NOWAYS11
  • PLATYS10
  • POGEYS11
  • POKEYS13
  • REBUYS11
  • REKEYS11
  • RELAYS8
  • REPAYS10
  • SAVOYS12
  • SPLAYS10
  • SPRAYS10
  • STRAYS8
  • TOKAYS11
  • UNSAYS9
  • WAVEYS15
  • ZLOTYS16

The 60 most common shown, 10 rarer words not listed. More 6-letter words

7-letter words ending in YS (129)

  • AFFRAYS15
  • AIRWAYS12
  • BETRAYS11
  • BUSBOYS14
  • CARBOYS13
  • CONVEYS15
  • CONVOYS15
  • COWBOYS16
  • DEEJAYS18
  • DEFRAYS13
  • DEPLOYS12
  • DICKEYS15
  • DISMAYS12
  • DONKEYS13
  • EMPLOYS13
  • ENDWAYS13
  • FLYWAYS17
  • GALLEYS10
  • GURNEYS11
  • HAWKEYS17
  • HEYDAYS14
  • HICKEYS16
  • JARVEYS21
  • JERSEYS17
  • JITNEYS17
  • JOCKEYS22
  • KEYWAYS17
  • KIDNEYS13
  • LACKEYS14
  • MAYDAYS14
  • MEDLEYS12
  • MIDWAYS15
  • MISLAYS11
  • MONKEYS14
  • MOTLEYS11
  • OSPREYS11
  • OUTLAYS10
  • PARLAYS11
  • PARLEYS11
  • PAYDAYS14
  • PHONEYS13
  • PREPAYS13
  • PULLEYS12
  • PURVEYS16
  • QWERTYS20
  • REPLAYS11
  • RUNWAYS13
  • SASHAYS11
  • SEAWAYS12
  • SKYWAYS17
  • STOREYS9
  • SUBWAYS15
  • SURREYS10
  • SURVEYS14
  • TOMBOYS13
  • TURKEYS13
  • VALLEYS13
  • VEEJAYS21
  • VOLLEYS13
  • WAYLAYS14

The 60 most common shown, 69 rarer words not listed. More 7-letter words

8-letter words ending in YS (154)

  • ARCHWAYS17
  • ASHTRAYS12
  • BELLBOYS14
  • BELTWAYS15
  • BLARNEYS12
  • BLUEJAYS21
  • CARAWAYS15
  • CHANTEYS14
  • CHIMNEYS16
  • COCKNEYS17
  • DESTROYS11
  • DISOBEYS13
  • DISPLAYS13
  • DOORWAYS14
  • FAIRWAYS16
  • FREEWAYS16
  • GAINSAYS11
  • GANGWAYS15
  • GATEWAYS14
  • GETAWAYS14
  • HACKNEYS17
  • HALLWAYS15
  • HIGHBOYS17
  • HIGHWAYS18
  • HOLIDAYS13
  • HOMEBOYS16
  • JOURNEYS19
  • KILLJOYS21
  • LACQUEYS21
  • LAMPREYS14
  • MISPLAYS14
  • NEWSBOYS15
  • NOSEGAYS11
  • NOWADAYS14
  • ODYSSEYS13
  • OUTPLAYS13
  • OUTSTAYS11
  • OVERJOYS22
  • OVERLAYS14
  • OVERPAYS16
  • PAISLEYS12
  • PARKWAYS18
  • PASSKEYS15
  • PATHWAYS17
  • PORTRAYS12
  • RACEWAYS15
  • RAILWAYS13
  • ROADWAYS14
  • RUNAWAYS14
  • SIDEWAYS14
  • STANDBYS13
  • THRUWAYS16
  • TOURNEYS11
  • TROLLEYS10
  • TURNKEYS14
  • VICEROYS16
  • WALKWAYS19
  • WEEKDAYS17
  • WHISKEYS18
  • WORKDAYS17

The 60 most common shown, 94 rarer words not listed. More 8-letter words

9-letter words ending in YS (94)

  • ALLEYWAYS16
  • ATTORNEYS11
  • BACKSTAYS18
  • BEACHBOYS19
  • BIRTHDAYS16
  • BLACKBOYS20
  • BULLYBOYS18
  • CABLEWAYS18
  • CASTAWAYS16
  • CAUSEWAYS17
  • CHAMBRAYS19
  • CHIMBLEYS19
  • CHOIRBOYS17
  • COEMPLOYS17
  • CORDUROYS15
  • CRAWLWAYS19
  • CROSSWAYS16
  • DISARRAYS12
  • DOUGHBOYS18
  • DOWNPLAYS17
  • DRIVEWAYS19
  • ENTRYWAYS16
  • FADEAWAYS18
  • FALLAWAYS17
  • FIRECLAYS16
  • FLOODWAYS18
  • FOREPLAYS16
  • GIVEAWAYS19
  • GUIDEWAYS17
  • HATCHWAYS20
  • HEREAWAYS16
  • HIDEAWAYS17
  • HOGMANAYS16
  • HOGMENAYS16
  • JACKSTAYS24
  • LATCHKEYS18
  • MACCABOYS19
  • MACCOBOYS19
  • MAINSTAYS13
  • MOTORWAYS16
  • OVERPLAYS17
  • OVERSTAYS15
  • PAPERBOYS17
  • POPINJAYS23
  • RECONVEYS17
  • REDEPLOYS14
  • ROCKAWAYS19
  • SPEEDWAYS17
  • SPILLWAYS16
  • STAIRWAYS14
  • STINGRAYS12
  • STOWAWAYS17
  • TRACKWAYS19
  • UNDERLAYS13
  • UNDERPAYS15
  • WALKAWAYS20
  • WASTEWAYS17
  • WATERWAYS17
  • WELLAWAYS17
  • WORDPLAYS17

The 60 most common shown, 34 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words ending in YS (17)

  • BREAKAWAYS20
  • BREEZEWAYS25
  • CORNERWAYS17
  • DOOHICKEYS20
  • HORSEPLAYS16
  • INTERPLAYS14
  • LENGTHWAYS18
  • MISEMPLOYS18
  • PHOTOPLAYS18
  • REDISPLAYS15
  • ROUNDELAYS14
  • SCHOOLBOYS18
  • SLUICEWAYS18
  • SWORDPLAYS18
  • THROWAWAYS20
  • UNDERPLAYS16
  • YESTERDAYS15

11-letter words ending in YS (10)

  • CHARDONNAYS18
  • EXPRESSWAYS24
  • HOKEYPOKEYS25
  • MILLIHENRYS17
  • PASSAGEWAYS19
  • SCREENPLAYS17
  • STRATHSPEYS17
  • SUPERALLOYS16
  • THOUGHTWAYS22
  • THROUGHWAYS22

12-letter words ending in YS (8)

  • CARRIAGEWAYS20
  • COUNTERPLAYS19
  • COUNTERPLOYS19
  • ENTRANCEWAYS19
  • HOBBLEDEHOYS23
  • IMMUNOASSAYS19
  • INTERVALLEYS18
  • STEERAGEWAYS18

13-letter words ending in YS (3)

  • COMPANIONWAYS24
  • STRAIGHTAWAYS21
  • SUPERHIGHWAYS26

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Other letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

Questions

How many words are there ending in YS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 553 words ending in YS, from 3 to 13 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word ending in YS?

SUPERHIGHWAYS, worth 26 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: BREEZEWAYS (25), HOKEYPOKEYS (25) and EXPRESSWAYS (24).

What are some common 5-letter words ending in YS?

OBEYS, PLAYS, PRAYS, STAYS, QUAYS and BUOYS. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

Yes. Every word listed is valid on Wordtide's English board, a free word game on one endless board shared by players worldwide. Play in the browser with no download or sign-up.

Play these words on the shared board

Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.