7- and 8-letter words ending with the suffix -ERY with definitions
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225 total entries across 2 section(s)
Note: this list is built from spelling, not meaning. Some words here end with the right letters but do not really use the suffix in its usual sense. They are included on purpose: for Scrabble we suggest learning the suffix as a letter pattern rather than learning the meanings.
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ARCHERY | — | [n. -CHERIES] · the sport of shooting with a bow and arrow |
| — | BATTERY | — | [n. -TERIES] · a device for generating an electric current / [x] { batterie battery § batteries } |
| — | BEANERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a cheap restaurant |
| — | BIBBERY | — | [n. -BERIES] · the act of bibbing «to tipple» |
| — | BINDERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a place where books are bound |
| — | BOBBERY | — | [n. -BERIES] · a disturbance |
| — | BOOTERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a shoe store |
| — | BRAVERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · courage |
| — | BREWERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a place for brewing |
| — | BRIBERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · an act of influencing corruptly |
| — | BUGGERY | — | [n. -GERIES] · sodomy |
| — | BUTLERY | — | [n. -LERIES] · a storage room |
| — | BUTTERY | — | [a. -TERIER, -TERIEST] · containing butter / ----- [n. -TERIES] · a wine cellar |
| — | CANNERY | — | [n. -NERIES] · a place where food is canned |
| — | CARVERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a buffet restaurant serving roast beef |
| — | CATTERY | — | [n. -TERIES] · an establishment for breeding cats |
| — | CAUTERY | — | [n. -TERIES] · something used to destroy tissue |
| — | CINDERY | — | [a.] · containing cinders / [x] { cinderous cindery } |
| — | CLOVERY | — | < CLOVER, [n. -S] · a plant - CLOVERED CLOVERY [a.] (=clovered clovery) |
| — | COOKERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the art of cooking |
| — | COOPERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the trade of coopering |
| — | COPPERY | — | [a. -PERIER, -PERIEST] · resembling copper (=copperier copperiest) |
| — | CUTLERY | — | [n. -LERIES] · the occupation of a cutler |
| — | CYCLERY | — | [n. -RIES] · a bicycle shop |
| — | DAUBERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a bad or inexpert painting / [x] { daubery daubry § dauberies daubries } |
| — | DEANERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the office of a dean / [x] { deanery deanship § deaneries deanships } |
| — | DITHERY | — | [a.] · nervously excited |
| — | DODDERY | — | [a.] · feeble |
| — | DODGERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · evasion |
| — | DOGGERY | — | [n. -GERIES] · surly behavior |
| — | DRAPERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · cloth arranged in graceful folds |
| — | FERNERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a place in which ferns are grown |
| — | FISHERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a place for catching fish |
| — | FLOWERY | — | [a. -ERIER, -ERIEST] · abounding in flowers |
| — | FOODERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a restaurant |
| — | FOOLERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · foolish behavior or speech |
| — | FOPPERY | — | [n. -PERIES] · foppish behavior |
| — | FORGERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the act of forging |
| — | FULLERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a place for fulling cloth |
| — | GALLERY | — | [v. -LERIED, -LERYING, -LERIES] · to provide with a long covered area |
| — | GAUDERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · finery |
| — | GINGERY | — | [a. -RIER, -RIEST] · having the characteristics of ginger (=gingerier gingeriest) |
| — | GOONERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · thuggish behavior |
| — | GRAPERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a vinery |
| — | GROCERY | — | [n. -CERIES] · a grocer's store |
| — | GULLERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a place where gulls breed |
| — | GUNNERY | — | [n. -NERIES] · the use of guns |
| — | GUTTERY | — | [a.] · marked by extreme vulgarity or indecency |
| — | HACKERY | — | [n. -RIES] · dull, unoriginal writing |
| — | HELLERY | — | [n. -LERIES] · rough play |
| — | HENNERY | — | [n. -NERIES] · a poultry farm |
| — | HOGGERY | — | [n. -GERIES] · a pigpen «a place where pigs are kept» |
| — | HOSIERY | — | [n. -SIERIES] · hose |
| — | IMAGERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · mental pictures |
| — | JAGGERY | — | [n. -GERIES] · a coarse, dark sugar / [x] { jaggary jaggery jagghery jagra § jaggaries jaggeries jaggheries jagras } |
| — | JASPERY | — | < JASPER, [n. -S] · a variety of quartz - JASPERY [a.] / [x] { jasper jasperware § jaspers jasperwares § jaspers § jaspery } |
| — | JITTERY | — | [a. -TERIER, -TERIEST] · extremely nervous |
| — | JOBBERY | — | [n. -BERIES] · corruption in public office |
| — | JOINERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the trade of a joiner |
| — | JUDDERY | — | [a. -RIER, -RIEST] · vibrating |
| — | JUICERY | — | † [n.] a retail outlet that sells juice to drink |
| — | KNAVERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · trickery |
| — | LATHERY | — | [a.] · covered with lather |
| — | LECHERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · excessive sexual indulgence |
| G | LITTERY | — | [a.] · covered with rubbish |
| — | LOTTERY | — | [n. -TERIES] · a type of gambling game |
| — | MASTERY | — | [n. -TERIES] · superior knowledge or skill |
| — | MATTERY | — | [a.] · producing pus |
| — | MEADERY | — | † [n.] a place where mead is made |
| — | MERCERY | — | [n. -CERIES] · a mercer's shop |
| — | MOCKERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the act of mocking |
| — | MONKERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the mode of life of monks |
| S | MOTHERY | — | [a.] · slimy |
| — | MUMMERY | — | [n. -MERIES] · a performance by mummers |
| — | MYSTERY | — | [n. -TERIES] · something that is not or cannot be known, understood, or explained |
| — | NUNNERY | — | [n. -NERIES] · a religious house for nuns |
| — | NURSERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a room for young children |
| — | PEDLERY | — | [n. -LERIES] · peddlery «the trade of a peddler» / [x] { peddlery pedlary pedlery § peddleries pedlaries pedleries } |
| — | PEPPERY | — | [a.] · resembling pepper |
| — | PEWTERY | — | < PEWTER, [n. -S] · a tin alloy - PEWTERY [a.] (=pewtery) |
| — | PIGGERY | — | [n. -GERIES] · a pigpen «a place where pigs are kept» |
| — | PLUMERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the feathers of a bird |
| — | POTTERY | — | [n. -TERIES] · ware molded from clay and hardened by heat |
| — | POWDERY | — | [a.] · resembling powder |
| — | PRUDERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · excessive regard for propriety, modesty, or morality |
| — | PUCKERY | — | [a. -ERIER, -ERIEST] · having a tendency to pucker / [x] { puckery pugaree puggaree puggree puggry pugree § pugarees puggarees puggrees puggries pugrees } |
| — | PUFFERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · excessive public praise |
| — | QUAVERY | — | [a.] · quivery «marked by quivering» / [x] { quavery quiverier quiveriest quivery } |
| — | QUIVERY | — | [a. -RIER, -RIEST] · marked by quivering (=quiverier quiveriest) / [x] { quavery quiverier quiveriest quivery } |
| — | RIFLERY | — | [n. -RIES] · the practice of shooting at targets with a rifle |
| — | ROBBERY | — | [n. -BERIES] · the act of one who robs / [x] { reif robbery § reifs robberies } |
| C | ROCKERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a rock garden |
| B | ROGUERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · roguish conduct |
| C | ROOKERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a colony of rooks |
| — | RUBBERY | — | [a. -BERIER, -BERIEST] · resembling rubber (=rubberier rubberiest) |
| P | SALTERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a factory where fish is salted for storage |
| — | SCENERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a picturesque landscape or view |
| — | SEALERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the occupation of hunting seals |
| — | SERVERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a counter or room from which meals are served |
| — | SHIVERY | — | [a. -RIER, -RIEST] · shivering (=shiverier shiveriest) |
| — | SHOWERY | — | [a.] · abounding with brief periods of rain |
| — | SILVERY | — | [a. -RIER, -RIEST] · resembling silver (=silverier silveriest) / [x] { silverier silveriest silvern silvery } |
| — | SLAVERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · ownership of one person by another |
| — | SORCERY | — | [n. -CERIES] · alleged use of supernatural powers |
| — | SPICERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a spicy quality |
| — | SPIDERY | — | [a. -DERIER, -DERIEST] · resembling a spider |
| — | SUMMERY | — | [a. -MERIER, -MERIEST] · characteristic of summer / [x] { summerier summeriest summerly summery } |
| — | SURGERY | — | [n. -GERIES] · the treatment of medical problems by operation |
| — | TANNERY | — | [n. -NERIES] · a place where hides are tanned |
| — | TIMBERY | — | < TIMBER, [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to furnish with timber - TIMBERY [a.] (=timbery) |
| — | TINDERY | — | < TINDER, [n. -S] · readily combustible material - TINDERY [a.] |
| — | TOGGERY | — | [n. -GERIES] · clothing |
| — | TOTTERY | — | [a.] · shaky |
| — | TRACERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · ornamental work of interlaced lines |
| — | TURNERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the process of shaping articles on a lathe |
| — | TUSHERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · pretentious writing |
| — | WAGGERY | — | [n. -GERIES] · waggish behavior |
| — | WASTERY | — | [n. -RIES] · wastry «reckless extravagance» / [x] { wasterie wastery wastrie wastry § wasteries wastries } |
| — | WIGGERY | — | [n. -GERIES] · a wig / [x] { periwig wig wiggery § periwigs wiggeries wigs § periwigged periwigs wigged wigging wigs § wigged } |
| — | WINTERY | — | [a. -TERIER, -TERIEST] · wintry / [x] { winterier winteriest winterly wintery wintrier wintriest wintry § wintrily } |
| — | WONKERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the qualities or activities of a wonk |
| — | YOBBERY | — | [n. -BERIES] · the behavior of a yob |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ADULTERY | — | [n. -TERIES] · voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her spouse |
| — | BITCHERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · bitchy behavior |
| — | BLADDERY | — | < BLADDER, [n. -S] · a saclike receptacle - BLADDERY [a.] |
| — | BLIMPERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · pompous behavior |
| — | BLISTERY | — | [a.] · having blisters |
| — | BLOOMERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a furnace for smelting iron |
| — | BLUBBERY | — | [a.] · fat; swollen |
| — | BLUSTERY | — | [a.] · windy |
| — | BOTCHERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · something botched |
| — | BOULDERY | — | [a.] · characterized by large rocks |
| — | BROGUERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the use of an Irish~ accent |
| — | BROIDERY | — | [n. -DERIES] · the act of broidering «to adorn with needlework» / [x] { broidery embroidery § broideries embroideries } |
| — | BUTCHERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · wanton or cruel killing |
| — | CAJOLERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · persuasion by flattery |
| — | CEMETERY | — | [n. -TERIES] · a burial ground |
| — | CHANCERY | — | [n. -CERIES] · a court of public record / [x] { chancellery chancellorship chancellory chancery § chancelleries chancellories chancellorships chanceries } |
| — | CHATTERY | — | < CHATTER, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to talk rapidly and trivially - CHATTERY [a.] |
| — | CLATTERY | — | [a.] · having a rattling noise |
| — | CLOWNERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · clownish behavior |
| — | CLUSTERY | — | [a.] · pertaining to a cluster |
| — | CLUTTERY | — | [a.] · characterized by disorder |
| — | COLLIERY | — | [n. -LIERIES] · a coal mine |
| — | CREAMERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a dairy |
| — | CROCKERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · pottery |
| — | CROOKERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · crooked activity |
| — | CURRIERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the shop of a currier |
| — | CUTCHERY | — | [n. -CHERIES] · a judicial office in India~ |
| — | DELIVERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the act of delivering |
| — | DIABLERY | — | [n. -RIES] · sorcery / [x] { diablerie diablery § diableries } |
| — | DROLLERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · something droll |
| — | DRUDGERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · hard, menial, or tedious work |
| — | ENGINERY | — | [n. -RIES] · machinery |
| — | FARRIERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the trade of a farrier |
| — | FEATHERY | — | [a. -ERIER, -ERIEST] · resembling feathers |
| — | FLACKERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · publicity |
| — | FLATTERY | — | [n. -TERIES] · the act of flattering |
| — | FLICKERY | — | [a. -RIER, -RIEST] · flickering (=flickerier flickeriest) / [x] { flicker § flickers § flicker flickered flickers § flickerier flickeriest flickering flickery } |
| — | FLUMMERY | — | [n. -MERIES] · a sweet dessert |
| — | FLUTTERY | — | [a. -RIER, -RIEST] · marked by fluttering (=flutterier flutteriest) |
| — | FRILLERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · an arrangement of frills |
| — | FRIPPERY | — | [n. -PERIES] · excessive ornamentation |
| — | FURRIERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the business of a furrier |
| — | GLAZIERY | — | [n. -ZIERIES] · the work of a glazier / [x] { glaziery glazing § glazieries glazings } |
| — | GLITTERY | — | [a. -RIER, -RIEST] · glittering (=glitterier glitteriest) / [x] { glitter § glitters § glitter glittered glitters § aglitter glitterier glitteriest glittering glittery } |
| — | GREENERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · green vegetation |
| — | GRILLERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a place where grilled foods are served |
| — | GRINDERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a place where tools are ground |
| — | GROGGERY | — | [n. -GERIES] · a barroom |
| — | HATCHERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a place for hatching eggs |
| — | HEATHERY | — | [a. -RIER, -RIEST] · like heather (=heatherier heatheriest) |
| — | JAGGHERY | — | [n. -GHERIES] · jaggery / [x] { jaggary jaggery jagghery jagra § jaggaries jaggeries jaggheries jagras } |
| — | JUGGLERY | — | [n. -GLERIES] · the art of a juggler / [x] { jugglery juggling § juggleries jugglings } |
| — | KNACKERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the place of business of a knacker |
| — | LAMASERY | — | [n. -SERIES] · a monastery of lamas |
| — | LEATHERY | — | [a. -RIER, -RIEST] · resembling leather (=leatherier leatheriest) |
| — | LIENTERY | — | [n. -TERIES] · a form of diarrhea |
| — | NABOBERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the state of being a nabob |
| — | ORANGERY | — | [n. -RIES] · a place where orange trees are cultivated / [x] { orangerie orangery § orangeries } |
| — | PEDDLERY | — | [n. -RIES] · the trade of a peddler / [x] { peddlery pedlary pedlery § peddleries pedlaries pedleries } |
| — | PLASTERY | — | [a.] · resembling plaster |
| — | PLUMBERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the work of a plumber |
| — | PRIGGERY | — | [n. -GERIES] · priggism «prim adherence to convention» / [x] { priggery priggism § priggeries priggisms } |
| — | PRINTERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a place where printing is done |
| — | PSALTERY | — | [n. -TERIES] · an ancient stringed musical instrument / [x] { psaltery psaltry § psalteries psaltries } |
| — | QUACKERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · fraudulent practice / [x] { quackery quackism § quackeries quackisms } |
| — | RAILLERY | — | [n. -LERIES] · good-natured~ teasing |
| — | RECOVERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · an economic upturn |
| — | REFINERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a place where crude material is refined |
| — | SADDLERY | — | [n. -DLERIES] · the shop of a saddler |
| — | SAVAGERY | — | [n. -RIES] · the quality of being savage / [x] { savagery savagism § savageries savagisms } |
| — | SCULLERY | — | [n. -LERIES] · a room in which kitchen utensils are cleaned and stored |
| — | SHIMMERY | — | [a.] · shimmering / [x] { shimmer § shimmers § shimmer shimmered shimmers § shimmering shimmery } |
| — | SHINNERY | — | [n. -NERIES] · a dense growth of small trees |
| — | SHUDDERY | — | [a.] · shuddering |
| — | SKITTERY | — | [a. -TERIER, -TERIEST] · skittish / [x] { skitterier skitteriest skittery skittish } |
| — | SLABBERY | — | [a.] · slobbery «slobbering» / [x] { slabbery slobberier slobberiest slobbery } |
| — | SLIPPERY | — | [a. -PERIER, -PERIEST] · causing or tending to cause slipping |
| — | SLITHERY | — | [a. -RIER, -RIEST] · slippery (=slitherier slitheriest) |
| — | SLOBBERY | — | [a. -RIER, -RIEST] · slobbering (=slobberier slobberiest) / [x] { slabbery slobberier slobberiest slobbery } |
| — | SLUMBERY | — | [a.] · sleepy |
| — | SMELTERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · a place for smelting |
| — | SMITHERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the trade of a smith |
| — | SMOTHERY | — | [a.] · tending to smother |
| — | SNICKERY | — | [a.] · tending to snicker |
| — | SNOBBERY | — | [n. -BERIES] · snobbish behavior / [x] { snobbery snobbism § snobberies snobbisms } |
| — | SNUGGERY | — | [n. -GERIES] · a snug place / [x] { snuggerie snuggery § snuggeries } |
| — | SOLDIERY | — | [n. -DIERIES] · the military profession |
| — | SPINNERY | — | [n. -NERIES] · a spinning mill |
| — | SPOOFERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · good-natured~ ridicule |
| — | SPOOKERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · something spooky |
| — | SPUTTERY | — | < SPUTTER, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to eject particles in short bursts - SPUTTERY [a.] (=sputtery) |
| — | STAGGERY | — | [a.] · unsteady |
| — | STEMMERY | — | [n. -MERIES] · a place where tobacco leaves are stripped |
| — | SWANNERY | — | [n. -NERIES] · a place where swans are raised |
| — | THIEVERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · the act or practice of stealing |
| — | THUGGERY | — | [n. -GERIES] · thuggish behavior |
| — | THUNDERY | — | [a. -RIER, -RIEST] · accompanied with thunder (=thunderier thunderiest) |
| — | TRICKERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · deception |
| — | TRUMPERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · worthless finery |
| — | TWITTERY | — | [a.] · nervously agitated |
| — | WHISKERY | — | < WHISKER, [n. -S] · a hair on a man's face - WHISKERY [a.] |
| — | WHISPERY | — | [a.] · resembling a whisper |
| — | WITCHERY | — | [n. -ERIES] · sorcery / [x] { witchcraft witchery witching § witchcrafts witcheries witchings } |
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