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8-letter words ending in NY

There are 49 8-letter words ending in NY in the standard word-game list. The most common are ceremony, symphony, scrutiny, epiphany, mahogany, gluttony.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
ceremonya formal event performed on a special occasion15
symphonya long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra21
scrutinythe act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)13
epiphanytwelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus18
mahoganywood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture17
gluttonyhabitual eating to excess12
monotonythe quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety13
villainythe quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior14
acrimonya rough and bitter manner15
agrimonya plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers14
antimonya metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite13
apophonyAlternation of sounds within a word that indicates grammatical information (often inflectional).18
autogenya hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter12
bigeminyThe alternation of one normal heartbeat and one premature heartbeat.16
cryogenythe branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures17
cushionysoftened by the addition of cushions or padding16
cytogenythe origin and development and variation of cells17
diaphonyA form of harmony in which the parts proceeded by parallel motion in fourths, fifths, and octaves.17
duopsonyAn economic condition in which two buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.14
endogenya geological phenomenon below the surface of the earth13
hegemonythe dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others17
homogeny(biology) similarity because of common evolution17
homogonyThe condition of having homogonous flowers.17
ignominya state of dishonor14
lysogenythe condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material15
misogynyhatred of women17
monogenyThe doctrine that all of the members of the human race have a common origin.14
monogynyhaving only one wife at a time17
ontogeny(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events…12
overmanyToo many.16
palimonysupport paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends15
perigynyThe quality of being perigynous.17
polygonyAny plant of the genus Polygonum, especially knotgrass.17
polygynya form of polygamy in which a man has multiple wives20
polytenyThe presence within a cell of polytene chromosomes (large chromosomes with multiple synapsed chromatids)16
scammonytropical American morning glory17
sixpennyof trifling worth20
stramonyStramonium13
sunshinySunny; characterised by sunshine; full of sunshine.14
telegonyThe belief that, in the case of siblings from the same mother but different fathers, the second sibling…12
tenpennyHaving a value or cost of tenpence.13
theogonythe study of the origins and genealogy of the gods15
tuppennyLiterally, worth tuppence (two pence); of little value or status.15
twopennyof trifling worth16
xenogenyXenogenesis.19

All 49 words