Words Ending in BY
There are 89 words ending in BY on Word.ws, from 2 to 9 letters. The most common length is 5 letters (43 words). The words used most often are by, baby, nearby, rugby and bobby.
Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.
2-letter words ending in BY
- by7prep. Near or next to.
3-letter words ending in BY
- aby8v. To endure or tolerate (something); to experience.
4-letter words ending in BY
- amby11n. An ambulance.
- baby11n. A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or...
- gaby10n. A stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a dunce.
- goby10n. Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the...
- moby11n. A mobile phone.
- obby11n. An obstacle course.
- orby9adj. Having characteristics of an orb.
- ruby9n. A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
- toby9n. A drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop; a Toby...
5-letter words ending in BY
- barby12adj. Barbed, like the ends of an arrow cross.
- bilby12n. An Australian desert marsupial of the only extant species Macrotis...
- bobby14n. A police officer.
- bubby14n. A woman's breast.
- busby12n. A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members...
- carby12n. Synonym of carb (“carburetor or carburettor”).
- cobby14adj. Stocky.
- cubby14n. A small, confined space.
- dabby13adj. Damp.
- darby11n. A specialized tool used to smooth and level the surface of wet...
- debby13adj. Like a debutante.
- derby11n. Any of several annual horse races.
- dobby13n. A device in some looms that allows the weaving of small geometric...
- dubby13adj. In the style of dub music; having been heavily remixed, particularly...
- fabby15adj. Fabulous, very good, excellent.
- fenby13n. A feminine non-binary person.
- flyby16n. A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.
- gabby13adj. Inclined to talk too much.
- gobby13adj. Marked by the presence of gobs (lumps).
- herby13adj. Of or pertaining to herbs.
- hobby15n. An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
- hubby15n. Husband.
- jobby19n. A job that is also a hobby: a dream job or passion project; or, a side...
- kerby14n. A children's ball game played in the street, the aim being to throw the...
- lamby12adj. Resembling or characteristic of a lamb or the meat of a lamb.
- lobby12n. An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
- looby10n. A large and awkward or clumsy person; an oaf.
- nabby12n. A skiff used for fishing.
- nimby12adj. Not wanting to have to deal with unpleasant or distasteful things near...
- nobby12adj. Wealthy or of high social position; of or pertaining to a nob (person...
- nubby12adj. Knobbly; covered with small knobs.
- ribby12adj. Pertaining to or having ribs; ribbed.
- rubby12n. Rubbing alcohol.
- rugby11n. A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball...
- subby12adj. Submissive (in regard to BDSM roles).
- tabby12n. A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like...
- tibby12n. A person's head.
- tubby12adj. Stout, rotund.
- webby15adj. Consisting of, resembling, or having webs or a web.
- yabby15n. Any of various freshwater crayfish, typically of the genus Cherax...
6-letter words ending in BY
- blobby15adj. Similar in shape to blobs; amorphous and rounded in appearance...
- brumby15n. A wild or feral horse.
- chubby18adj. Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump...
- clubby15adj. Congenial; welcoming people as guests.
- crabby15adj. Relating to or resembling crabs; crablike.
- crumby15adj. Crumbly; inclined to break into crumbs.
- flabby16adj. Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its...
- gatsby12n. A snack consisting of a baguette filled with French fries, sauce, and...
- grabby14adj. Tending to grab, especially rudely or greedily.
- grubby14adj. Dirty, unwashed, unclean.
- hereby14adv. By this means, action or process.
- knobby17adj. Resembling a knob.
- nearby11adj. Adjacent, near, close by.
- overby14adv. A little way over.
- scabby15adj. Affected with scabs; full of scabs.
- shabby16adj. Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor...
- slabby13adj. Of a liquid: thick; viscous.
- slobby13adj. Slobbish.
- snobby13adj. Characteristic of a snob.
- stabby13adj. Having one or more sharp points.
- stubby13adj. Abounding with stubs.
- trilby11n. Narrow-brimmed type of felt hat, described as having a "shorter brim...
7-letter words ending in BY
- crybaby19n. A baby who cries excessively.
- furbaby17n. A furry pet considered a child by a human.
- lullaby12n. A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.
- scrubby16adj. Covered with or consisting of scrub.
- shrubby17adj. Of or resembling a shrub.
- standby13n. A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in...
- thereby15adv. By it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that.
- wallaby15n. Any of several species of macropod marsupials; usually smaller and...
- whereby18adv. By which.
8-letter words ending in BY
9-letter words ending in BY
107 rare words ending in BY
- backstabby
- bathtubby
- blabby
- blebby
- breadcrumby
- bulby
- bushbaby
- catenby
- chibby
- climby
- coenoby
- comby
- coronababy
- coxcomby
- curby
- dauby
- doorknobby
- drabby
- embaby
- farby
- femby
- femenby
- finby
- flobby
- flubby
- fluororuby
- fribby
- frillgoby
- fubby
- galby
- gastropubby
- gawby
- gayby
- girby
- girlby
- gleby
- globby
- globy
- graysby
- heartthrobby
- hobnobby
- househubby
- hushaby
- idleby
- jabby
- kiby
- knubby
- lewdsby
- limby
- loteby
- mabby
- mascby
- mauby
- merbaby
- merby
- mobby
- moucharaby
- nibby
- nightclubby
- nonbaby
- nonruby
- nonrugby
- nonshrubby
- nontabby
- nuby
- numby
- passby
- plebby
- pobby
- prebaby
- pubby
- quisby
- quobby
- reefgoby
- rhinogoby
- rhubarby
- rudesby
- scobby
- semishrubby
- sernamby
- slubby
- snabby
- sneaksby
- snubby
- sobby
- spiderwebby
- squabby
- stby
- subshrubby
- swabby
- swebby
- swingby
- theyby
- throbby
- thumby
- transfemby
- transmascby
- unclubby
- undershrubby
- unflabby
- unshabby
- unsnobby
- verby
- weeby
- whabby
- womby
- yobby
Questions about these words
- How many words ending in BY are there?
- Word.ws lists 89 words ending in BY, plus 107 rare ones.
- What are common words ending in BY?
- by, baby, nearby, rugby, bobby, derby, lobby and thereby.
- Which of the words ending in BY has the highest letter score?
- cobwebby scores 22 points with the standard letter tile values.
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Source and license
Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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