7-letter words that end in y
- alt key — either of two keys on a PC keyboard that is held down while pressing another key, as to perform a specific operation or type a special character.
- alveary — a beehive
- amatory — of, relating to, or inciting sexual love or desire
- ambassy — an embassy
- ambitty — relating to glass which has become crystalline or brittle
- amenity — Amenities are things such as shopping centres or sports facilities that are provided for people's convenience, enjoyment, or comfort.
- amiably — having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable: an amiable disposition.
- aminity — the state of being an amine
- amnesty — An amnesty is an official pardon granted to a group of prisoners by the state.
- amorphy — (obsolete) shapelessness.
- amplify — If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
- amscray — Leave quickly.
- anagogy — anagoge.
- anality — the characteristic or psychological state of being anal
- analogy — If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way.
- anarchy — If you describe a situation as anarchy, you mean that nobody seems to be paying any attention to rules or laws.
- anatomy — Anatomy is the study of the structure of the bodies of people or animals.
- anchory — ancré.
- anchovy — Anchovies are small fish that live in the sea. They are often eaten salted.
- angerly — angrily
- anglify — to Anglicize
- angrily — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- anility — of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- animacy — the state of being alive and animate
- annuary — (obsolete) annual; yearly.
- annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
- anomaly — If something is an anomaly, it is different from what is usual or expected.
- anomoly — Misspelling of anomaly.
- anorexy — Archaic form of anorexia.
- anthony — Saint. ?251–?356 ad, Egyptian hermit, commonly regarded as the founder of Christian monasticism. Feast day: Jan 17
- anticly — ludicrously or grotesquely
- antigay — opposed to homosexual people and behaviour
- antispy — Countering or opposing spies; antiespionage.
- anxiety — Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
- any day — some time soon
- any key — (humour, hardware) The key that particularly confused users look for on their computer keyboards when instructed to "Press any key to continue". "But my keyboard doesn't have a key labelled 'any'!".
- anybody — Anybody means the same as anyone.
- apishly — In an apish manner; in the manner of an ape.
- aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
- apogamy — a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes
- apology — An apology is something that you say or write in order to tell someone that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them.
- appleby — a town in NW England, in Cumbria: famous for its annual horse fair. Pop: 2862 (2001)
- archery — Archery is a sport in which people shoot arrows at a target using a bow.
- archway — An archway is a passage or entrance that has a curved roof.
- ardency — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- areally — from an areal point of view
- areaway — a passageway between parts of a building or between different buildings
- arensky — Anton Stepanovich [uhn-tawn styi-pah-nuh-vyich] /ʌnˈtɔn styɪˈpɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1906, Russian composer.
- aridity — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- armoury — A country's armoury is all the weapons and military equipment that it has.