292 Words Ending in TORY
The ending TORY appears in 292 words, from 4-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 11-letter words with 61 entries. Average word length: 10.6 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 TORY: PSYCHOHISTORY (29 pts), JUSTIFICATORY (28 pts), EQUILIBRATORY (27 pts), ADJUDICATORY (26 pts), NONEXPLANATORY (26 pts). The shortest is TORY (4 letters) and the longest is DISSATISFACTORY (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words starting with SHEA.
Notable words: TORY — a political conservative [n].; STORY — to relate an account of an event [v].; AMATORY — pertaining to sexual love [adj].; ADDITORY — making an addition [adj]. Browse words ending in ME for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that ends in TORY?
PSYCHOHISTORY scores 29 points. Runner-up: JUSTIFICATORY at 28 points. See words starting with K for more high-value options.
How many words end in TORY?
Our dictionary has 292 words that end in TORY. They range from 4 to 15 letters, with 11-letter words being the most common (61).
What is the shortest word that ends in TORY?
TORY at just 4 letters. It means: a political conservative [n].
Four-Letter Words (1)
TORY
Five-Letter Words (1)
STORY
Seven-Letter Words (6)
AMATORYFACTORYHISTORYORATORYRECTORYVICTORY
Eight-Letter Words (29)
ADDITORYALEATORYAUDITORYCITATORYDILATORYENACTORYFERETORYFUMATORYFUMITORYGYRATORYHERSTORYJURATORYLAVATORYLOCUTORYMIDSTORYMINATORYMONITORYMORATORYNATATORYNONSTORYNUGATORYOBLATORYPOTATORYPUNITORYROGATORYROTATORYSUDATORYVANITORYVOMITORY
Nine-Letter Words (48)
ADULATORYANTISTORYBACKSTORYCREMATORYDAMNATORYDECRETORYDESULTORYDEVIATORYDIRECTORYDORMITORYEDUCATORYEMUNCTORYEXCRETORYEXECUTORYEXPIATORYEXPLETORYFEUDATORYGESTATORYGUSTATORYHORTATORYINVENTORYLAUDATORYLIBRATORYMANDATORYMEDIATORYMIGRATORYOFFERTORYOLFACTORYOVERSTORYOVULATORYPALPATORYPELLITORYPISCATORYPLACATORYPRECATORYPREDATORYPREFATORYPROBATORYPULSATORYPURGATORYREFECTORYREPERTORYSALTATORYSECRETORYSIGNATORYSTATUTORYTERRITORYVIBRATORY
Ten-Letter Words (54)
ACCUSATORYADJURATORYADMONITORYAMBULATORYAMENDATORYCASTRATORYCLEARSTORYCLERESTORYCONSISTORYCOPULATORYDEDICATORYDEFAMATORYDEPILATORYDEPOSITORYDEROGATORYDIVINATORYESCALATORYEXCITATORYEXCUSATORYEXHIBITORYEXPIRATORYEXPOSITORYINCUBATORYINDICATORYINHIBITORYINITIATORYINNOVATORYINUNDATORYINVITATORYINVOCATORYJUDICATORYLABORATORYLOCOMOTORYMITIGATORYMODULATORYMULTISTORYOBLIGATORYOSCULATORYPEREMPTORYPRECEPTORYPREHISTORYPROMONTORYPROTECTORYREDEMPTORYREFRACTORYREGULATORYREPOSITORYREVELATORYSALUTATORYSUPPLETORYTRAJECTORYTRANSITORYUNDERSTORYUNDULATORY
Eleven-Letter Words (61)
ANOVULATORYAPPLICATORYAPPROBATORYBENEDICTORYCALEFACTORYCELEBRATORYCIRCULATORYCOMBINATORYCOMMINATORYCONDOLATORYCONSOLATORYCOSIGNATORYDECLAMATORYDECLARATORYDENIGRATORYDEPRECATORYDEPREDATORYDESIGNATORYEJACULATORYEXCLAMATORYEXCULPATORYEXHORTATORYEXPLANATORYEXPLICATORYEXPLORATORYEXPURGATORYEXTENUATORYGRATULATORYIMPRECATORYINCANTATORYINCULPATORYINFORMATORYINSPIRATORYMALEDICTORYMANUFACTORYMASTICATORYNEGOTIATORYNONAUDITORYOBFUSCATORYOBJURGATORYOBSERVATORYOSCILLATORYPERFUNCTORYPERSECUTORYPREDICATORYPREMONITORYPREPARATORYPROFANATORYPROHIBITORYREFORMATORYREPROBATORYRESPIRATORYRETALIATORYRETRIBUTORYSTIMULATORYSTIPULATORYSUPPOSITORYTRANSLATORYVALEDICTORYVENTILATORYVINDICATORY
Twelve-Letter Words (48)
ADJUDICATORYAMELIORATORYANNIHILATORYANNUNCIATORYANTICIPATORYAPPRECIATORYARTICULATORYASSIMILATORYAUSCULTATORYCOMMENDATORYCOMPENSATORYCONCILIATORYCONDEMNATORYCONFIRMATORYCONFISCATORYCONSECRATORYCONSERVATORYCONSUMMATORYCONTRIBUTORYDENUNCIATORYDEPRECIATORYDISPENSATORYETHNOHISTORYEXAGGERATORYFACILITATORYINFLAMMATORYINGRATIATORYINTERDICTORYINTERJECTORYINTIMIDATORYINTRODUCTORYLEVOROTATORYMANIPULATORYMASTURBATORYNONMIGRATORYNONSECRETORYPERFORMATORYPERSPIRATORYPREOVULATORYPROPITIATORYPROTOHISTORYPURIFICATORYREMUNERATORYRENUNCIATORYSATISFACTORYSTRIDULATORYSUPPLICATORYVITUPERATORY
Thirteen-Letter Words (25)
CERTIFICATORYCOMMUNICATORYCONFABULATORYCONSTELLATORYCONTRADICTORYCORROBORATORYDISSIMILATORYEQUILIBRATORYEXPOSTULATORYEXTERMINATORYGESTICULATORYHALLUCINATORYIMPROVISATORYINCRIMINATORYINTERLOCUTORYINTERROGATORYINVESTIGATORYJUSTIFICATORYPARTICIPATORYPERAMBULATORYPRECOPULATORYPSYCHOHISTORYRECRIMINATORYREVERBERATORYSUBINHIBITORY
Fourteen-Letter Words (15)
ANTIREGULATORYCIRCUMLOCUTORYCLASSIFICATORYCONGRATULATORYDEXTROROTATORYDISCRIMINATORYNEUROSECRETORYNONEXPLANATORYOSMOREGULATORYPOSTCOPULATORYRECOMMENDATORYRECONCILIATORYSUPEREROGATORYTRANSMIGRATORYUNSATISFACTORY
Fifteen-Letter Words (4)
DISSATISFACTORYNONCONTRIBUTORYNONINFLAMMATORYPOSTSTIMULATORY