363 Words Ending in ORY
The ending ORY appears in 363 words, from 4-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 11-letter words with 65 entries. Average word length: 10.2 letters.
Y is an extremely common ending. It forms adjectives from nouns (rainy, sunny, dusty), abstract nouns (-ity, -ty: beauty, liberty), and adverbs (-ly: quickly, slowly).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that end in ORY: PSYCHOHISTORY (29 pts), JUSTIFICATORY (28 pts), EQUILIBRATORY (27 pts), ADJUDICATORY (26 pts), NONEXPLANATORY (26 pts). The shortest is CORY (4 letters) and the longest is DISSATISFACTORY (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words starting with E.
Notable words: CORY — the penis [n].; GLORY — to rejoice proudly [v].; ARMORY — a place where weapons are stored [n].; AMATORY — pertaining to sexual love [adj]. Browse words ending in SH for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that ends in ORY?
PSYCHOHISTORY scores 29 points. Runner-up: JUSTIFICATORY at 28 points. See words starting with EXTRA for more high-value options.
How many words end in ORY?
Our dictionary has 363 words that end in ORY. They range from 4 to 15 letters, with 11-letter words being the most common (65).
What is the shortest word that ends in ORY?
CORY at just 4 letters. It means: the penis [n].
Four-Letter Words (5)
CORYDORYGORYLORYTORY
Five-Letter Words (4)
GLORYIVORYMOORYSTORY
Six-Letter Words (7)
ARMORYCALORYMEMORYPRIORYSAVORYTHEORYVAPORY
Seven-Letter Words (16)
AMATORYCHICORYCURSORYELUSORYFACTORYFLAVORYHICKORYHISTORYORATORYPILLORYRECTORYSENSORYSIGNORYSUASORYSUCCORYVICTORY
Eight-Letter Words (44)
ADDITORYADVISORYALEATORYALLEGORYAPOSPORYAUDITORYCATEGORYCHICCORYCHICKORYCITATORYDELUSORYDERISORYDILATORYENACTORYFERETORYFUMATORYFUMITORYGYRATORYHERSTORYILLUSORYINCISORYISOSPORYJURATORYLAVATORYLOCUTORYMIDSTORYMINATORYMONITORYMORATORYNATATORYNONSTORYNUGATORYOBLATORYPOTATORYPUNITORYREVISORYROGATORYROTATORYSEIGNORYSIGNIORYSUDATORYUNSAVORYVANITORYVOMITORY
Nine-Letter Words (60)
ACCESSORYADULATORYAMPHIGORYANTISTORYBACKSTORYCARNIVORYCREMATORYDAMNATORYDECRETORYDESULTORYDEVIATORYDIRECTORYDORMITORYEDUCATORYEMUNCTORYEXCLUSORYEXCRETORYEXECUTORYEXPIATORYEXPLETORYFEUDATORYGESTATORYGUSTATORYHERBIVORYHOMOSPORYHORTATORYINVENTORYLAUDATORYLIBRATORYMANDATORYMEDIATORYMIGRATORYOFFERTORYOLFACTORYOSTENSORYOVERSTORYOVULATORYPALPATORYPELLITORYPISCATORYPLACATORYPRECATORYPREDATORYPREFATORYPRELUSORYPROBATORYPROLUSORYPROVISORYPULSATORYPURGATORYREFECTORYREPERTORYSALTATORYSECRETORYSEIGNIORYSIGNATORYSTATUTORYTERRITORYVAINGLORYVIBRATORY
Ten-Letter Words (62)
ACCUSATORYADJURATORYADMONITORYAMBULATORYAMENDATORYCASTRATORYCLEARSTORYCLERESTORYCOMPULSORYCONCLUSORYCONSISTORYCOPULATORYDEDICATORYDEFAMATORYDEPILATORYDEPOSITORYDEROGATORYDIVINATORYESCALATORYEXCITATORYEXCUSATORYEXHIBITORYEXPIRATORYEXPOSITORYINCUBATORYINDICATORYINHIBITORYINITIATORYINNOVATORYINUNDATORYINVITATORYINVOCATORYJUDICATORYLABORATORYLOCOMOTORYMITIGATORYMODULATORYMULTISTORYOBLIGATORYOSCULATORYPEREMPTORYPOSSESSORYPRECEPTORYPRECURSORYPREHISTORYPROMISSORYPROMONTORYPROTECTORYREDEMPTORYREFRACTORYREGULATORYREPOSITORYRESCISSORYRESPONSORYREVELATORYSALUTATORYSUPPLETORYSUSPENSORYTRAJECTORYTRANSITORYUNDERSTORYUNDULATORY
Eleven-Letter Words (65)
ANOVULATORYAPPLICATORYAPPROBATORYBENEDICTORYCALEFACTORYCELEBRATORYCHANCELLORYCIRCULATORYCOMBINATORYCOMMINATORYCONDOLATORYCONSOLATORYCOSIGNATORYDECLAMATORYDECLARATORYDENIGRATORYDEPRECATORYDEPREDATORYDESIGNATORYEJACULATORYEXCLAMATORYEXCULPATORYEXHORTATORYEXPLANATORYEXPLICATORYEXPLORATORYEXPURGATORYEXTENUATORYGRATULATORYHETEROSPORYIMPRECATORYINCANTATORYINCULPATORYINFORMATORYINSPIRATORYMALEDICTORYMANUFACTORYMASTICATORYNEGOTIATORYNONAUDITORYOBFUSCATORYOBJURGATORYOBSERVATORYOSCILLATORYPERFUNCTORYPERSECUTORYPREDICATORYPREMONITORYPREPARATORYPROFANATORYPROHIBITORYREFORMATORYREPROBATORYRESPIRATORYRETALIATORYRETRIBUTORYSTIMULATORYSTIPULATORYSUBCATEGORYSUPERVISORYSUPPOSITORYTRANSLATORYVALEDICTORYVENTILATORYVINDICATORY
Twelve-Letter Words (54)
ADJUDICATORYAMELIORATORYANNIHILATORYANNUNCIATORYANTICIPATORYAPPRECIATORYARTICULATORYASSIMILATORYAUSCULTATORYCOMMENDATORYCOMPENSATORYCONCILIATORYCONDEMNATORYCONFIRMATORYCONFISCATORYCONSECRATORYCONSERVATORYCONSUMMATORYCONTRIBUTORYDENUNCIATORYDEPRECIATORYDISPENSATORYETHNOHISTORYEXAGGERATORYEXTRASENSORYFACILITATORYINFLAMMATORYINGRATIATORYINTERCESSORYINTERDICTORYINTERJECTORYINTERSENSORYINTIMIDATORYINTRODUCTORYLEVOROTATORYMANIPULATORYMASTURBATORYMULTISENSORYNEUROSENSORYNONMIGRATORYNONSECRETORYPERFORMATORYPERSPIRATORYPREOVULATORYPROPITIATORYPROTOHISTORYPURIFICATORYREMUNERATORYRENUNCIATORYSATISFACTORYSTRIDULATORYSUPERSENSORYSUPPLICATORYVITUPERATORY
Thirteen-Letter Words (26)
CERTIFICATORYCOMMUNICATORYCONFABULATORYCONSTELLATORYCONTRADICTORYCORROBORATORYDISSIMILATORYEQUILIBRATORYEXPOSTULATORYEXTERMINATORYGESTICULATORYHALLUCINATORYIMPROVISATORYINCRIMINATORYINTERLOCUTORYINTERROGATORYINVESTIGATORYJUSTIFICATORYPARTICIPATORYPERAMBULATORYPRECOPULATORYPSYCHOHISTORYRECRIMINATORYREVERBERATORYSOMATOSENSORYSUBINHIBITORY
Fourteen-Letter Words (16)
ANTIREGULATORYCIRCUMLOCUTORYCLASSIFICATORYCONGRATULATORYDEXTROROTATORYDISCRIMINATORYNEUROSECRETORYNONEXPLANATORYNONSUPERVISORYOSMOREGULATORYPOSTCOPULATORYRECOMMENDATORYRECONCILIATORYSUPEREROGATORYTRANSMIGRATORYUNSATISFACTORY
Fifteen-Letter Words (4)
DISSATISFACTORYNONCONTRIBUTORYNONINFLAMMATORYPOSTSTIMULATORY