20-Letter Words Ending in Y

Looking for twenty-letter words that end in Y? There are 18 of them in the ENABLE dictionary, and every one is on this page. The most common, like IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY, UNCHARACTERISTICALLY, COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY, sit right at the top.

Unlike alphabetical lists that bury likely answers in the middle, this list is sorted by how often each word appears in everyday English. Scan the first rows for probable answers; dig deeper for rare, high-scoring plays.

18 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)

immunohistochemistry 37
uncharacteristically 32
counterrevolutionary 28
indistinguishability 30
chemotherapeutically 37
crystallographically 36
existentialistically 32
immunocytochemically 41
microphotometrically 36
neurophysiologically 34
neuropsychiatrically 35
overenthusiastically 31
photoautotrophically 35
plethysmographically 41
psychopathologically 41
roentgenographically 32
syncategorematically 33
ultramicroscopically 33

Points use Scrabble US letter values

Frequently asked questions

How many twenty-letter words are there that end in Y?

There are 18 twenty-letter words that end in Y in the ENABLE dictionary. The most common are IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY, UNCHARACTERISTICALLY, COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY.

What are common twenty-letter words that end in Y?

IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY, UNCHARACTERISTICALLY, COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY, INDISTINGUISHABILITY, CHEMOTHERAPEUTICALLY are the most frequently used. The full list of 18 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.

Can I play these words in Scrabble?

Not on a standard board: Scrabble boards are 15 squares wide, so twenty-letter words physically cannot be played. These words come from the ENABLE dictionary and shine in crosswords, spelling bees, and vocabulary study.

Ending in Y in other lengths

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