Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: CRANKY, CREAKY, STICKY, TRICKY, CROAKY and CRACKY. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 40 of the 45 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- ZINCKY24 points
- QUIRKY22 points
- WHACKY21 points
- CHUCKY20 points
- WHELKY19 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third-to-last letter is C (15 words), followed by N (9).
More 6 letter words ending with Y
KY at other lengths
Questions
How many 6 letter words end in KY?
There are 45 6 letter words that end in KY in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 6 letter word that end in KY?
ZINCKY, worth 24 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 6 letter words that end in KY make good guesses?
CRANKY, TRICKY and STICKY use 6 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.