A complete, filterable list of 118+ English words ending in -ITY — with definitions, word types, and difficulty ratings.
The "-ity" suffix nominalises adjectives into abstract nouns of quality. "Able" becomes "ability," "real" becomes "reality," "active" becomes "activity." The resulting nouns name the quality in the abstract, making them essential vocabulary for discussing ideas, traits, and conditions across academic and professional writing.
Part of speech: Abstract nouns expressing a quality or condition (ability, reality, creativity). The suffix derives from Latin "-itas" and its French form "-ité." It almost always pairs with an adjective base.
"ITY" words tend to be long and therefore high-scoring in word games. "CITY" and "PITY" are short exceptions, but "QUALITY," "GRAVITY," and "CLARITY" can anchor a strong board position.
This list includes 118 English words ending in -ity, drawn from a curated dictionary of 10,000+ words spanning everyday vocabulary, academic terms, and word-game forms. The count focuses on base forms; inflected variants (e.g. plurals or conjugations) are counted separately.
Common examples from this list include: City, Community. Use the difficulty filter above to browse easy, medium, or hard words separately.
Abstract nouns expressing a quality or condition (ability, reality, creativity). The suffix derives from Latin "-itas" and its French form "-ité." It almost always pairs with an adjective base. Use the "Type" filter above to narrow the list to nouns, verbs, adjectives, or adverbs specifically.
Most standard words on this list are accepted in major Scrabble dictionaries (TWL, SOWPODS). Some hard-difficulty words are archaic, borrowed, or dialect forms whose validity can vary between rulesets — always verify against the official word list for your competition or app.