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Words ending in XY
There are 44 words ending in XY in the standard word-game list. The most common are sexy, galaxy, proxy, foxy, oxy, waxy.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| sexy | marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest | 14 |
| galaxy | a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people) | 17 |
| proxy | a person authorized to act for another | 17 |
| foxy | marked by skill in deception | 17 |
| oxy | The bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers. | 13 |
| waxy | made of or covered with wax | 17 |
| pixy | creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine… | 16 |
| orthodoxy | the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) | 23 |
| epoxy | a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates | 17 |
| alkoxy | Any univalent radical R-O-, or anion R-O-, where R is an alkyl group | 20 |
| apoplexy | sudden severe impairment due to rupture or occlusion of blood vessels | 22 |
| asphyxy | Rare form of asphyxiate. | 25 |
| ataraxy | Ataraxia; freedom from mental disturbance; imperturbability, dogged indifference. | 17 |
| ataxy | inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait | 15 |
| boxy | resembling a box in rectangularity | 16 |
| braxy | An inflammatory disease of sheep. | 17 |
| cachexy | any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease | 24 |
| cataplexy | An abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy. | 23 |
| doxy | a woman who cohabits with an important man | 15 |
| epitaxy | growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its… | 19 |
| ethoxy | The univalent radical CH3CH2O- derived from ethanol | 19 |
| eutaxy | Good or established order or arrangement. | 16 |
| flaxy | Like flax; flaxen. | 18 |
| heterodoxy | any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position | 24 |
| hydroxy | being or containing a hydroxyl group | 24 |
| metagalaxy | Any very large-scale organized collection of galaxies. | 23 |
| methoxy | The univalent radical CH3-O- derived from methanol | 22 |
| monohydroxy | Having a single hydroxy group in a molecule. E.g. a monool is monohydroxy/monohydric alcohol. | 30 |
| peroxy | The divalent radical -O-O- derived from a peroxide | 18 |
| phyllotaxy | Phyllotaxis | 28 |
| polyhydroxy | Having three or more hydroxy functional groups. | 33 |
| prexy | the head administrative officer of a college or university | 17 |
| protogalaxy | A cloud of gas which is starting to form a galaxy. | 24 |
| trihydroxy | containing three hydroxyl groups | 27 |
| unorthodoxy | any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position | 25 |
| unsexy | not sexually aroused or arousing | 16 |