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8-letter words ending in CY

There are 65 8-letter words ending in CY in the standard word-game list. The most common are currency, prophecy, pharmacy, intimacy, tendency, accuracy.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
currencythe metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used15
prophecyknowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)20
pharmacythe art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines20
intimacyclose or warm friendship15
tendencyan attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others14
accuracythe quality of being near to the true value17
delicacythe quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance16
celibacyan unmarried status17
clemencygood weather with comfortable temperatures17
leniencymercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant13
literacythe ability to read and write13
normalcybeing within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning15
advocacyactive support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something19
buoyancycheerfulness that bubbles to the surface18
vagrancythe state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood17
gramercyUsed as an expression of gratitude: thanks; many thanks.16
efficacycapacity or power to produce a desired effect21
abeyancyAbeyance.18
adamancyThe property of being adamant.16
adequacythe quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:23
blatancythe property of being both obvious and offensive15
brevetcyThe rank or condition of a brevet officer.18
coagencyAgency in common; joint agency.16
cornetcyThe rank, role, or position of a cornet.15
delegacythe state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent15
deviancyThe state of being deviant, abnormal or anomalous.17
dormancya state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction16
elegancyA mock title.14
eminencyProminence or relative importance15
ensigncyThe rank or office of an ensign.14
exigencya pressing or urgent situation21
federacyA form of government where one or several substate units enjoy considerably more independence than the…17
feminacyEffeminacy18
fervencyfeelings of great warmth and intensity19
geomancydivination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of…16
impolicyThe state or act of being impolitic.17
instancythe quickness of action or occurrence13
isocracyA form of government where all citizens have equal political power.15
lambencyan appearance of reflected light17
mordancyThe state or quality of being mordant.16
nascencythe event of being born15
numeracyskill with numbers and mathematics15
obduracyresoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible16
peccancyA sin or moral transgression.19
pendencyThe state of being pendent; suspension.16
piquancya tart spicy quality24
pungencywit having a sharp and caustic quality16
radiancythe quality of being bright and sending out rays of light14
rampancyThe state of being rampant.17
regnancyThe condition or quality of being regnant; sovereignty; rule.14
saliencythe state of being salient13
sequencyHalf the number of zero crossings in the time base of a Walsh function.22
solvencythe ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due16
tangencythe state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing14
theodicythe branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil17
turgencyThe state or quality of being turgent.14
ultimacythe state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance15
unbouncyNot bouncy.15
unchancyUnfortunate, unlucky.18
valiancythe qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)16

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