175 words hold A and T and Y, wherever they fall. AMITY, APTLY, ARTSY lead, and 33 can be the answer.
About 19% of these sit on the Wordle answer list, 33 words in all.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 175 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- NASTY: takes 175 down to 22 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- FATTY: down to 31. It is on the answer list.
- PARTY: down to 31. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
Y is the ending to expect here, closing 121 of these words. The company these words keep: R (44), S (41) and N (31). Everyday English covers 7 of these 175 words. The remainder are valid plays that rarely reach conversation, so guess from the letters above rather than from the bottom of the list.
Best 5 Letter Words With A, T and Y
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- AMITY
- APTLY
- ARTSY
- AUNTY
- BATTY
- CATTY
- FATTY
- HASTY
- MATEY
- MEATY
- NASTY
- PARTY
- PASTY
- PATSY
- PATTY
- RATTY
- SALTY
- SATYR
- STRAY
- TABBY
- TACKY
- TAFFY
- TALLY
- TANGY
- TARDY
- TASTY
- TATTY
- TAWNY
- TEARY
- TODAY
- WARTY
- YACHT
- YEAST
- STAYS
5 Letter Words With A, T and Y Starting With A
- AMITY
- APTLY
- ARTSY
- AUNTY
- ADATY
- ADYTA
- ADYTS
- AGATY
- ALITY
- ANTSY
- ARTLY
- ASITY
- ASTAY
- ATAXY
- ATELY
- ATIMY
- ATOMY
- ATONY
- ATOPY
- ATTRY
- ATYPY
- AYLET
- AYONT
5 Letter Words With A, T and Y Starting With M
- MATEY
- MEATY
- MALTY
- MANTY
- MARTY
- MASTY
- MATTY
- MAYNT
- MAYST
5 Letter Words With A, T and Y Starting With P
- PARTY
- PASTY
- PATSY
- PATTY
- PANTY
- PATHY
- PATLY
- PEATY
- PLATY
- PRATY
- PYATS
5 Letter Words With A, T and Y Starting With S
- SALTY
- SATYR
- STRAY
- STAYS
- SANTY
- SATAY
- SAUTY
- SAYST
- SLATY
- STACY
- STAGY
- STARY
- STYAN
- STYCA
5 Letter Words With A, T and Y Starting With T
- TABBY
- TACKY
- TAFFY
- TALLY
- TANGY
- TARDY
- TASTY
- TATTY
- TAWNY
- TEARY
- TODAY
- TAGGY
- TAILY
- TAKKY
- TAKYR
- TALCY
- TALKY
- TAMMY
- TANDY
- TANKY
- TANNY
- TANSY
- TANTY
- TANYA
- TANZY
- TARRY
- TARTY
- TARZY
- TAUTY
- TAVOY
- TAWPY
- TAYER
- TAYIR
- TAYRA
- TEAEY
- TEASY
- TEATY
- TEKYA
- THAWY
- THUYA
- TOADY
- TOKAY
- TRACY
- TRADY
- TRASY
- TRAYF
- TRAYS
- TRYMA
- TRYPA
- TWAYS
- TYPAL
- TYPHA
- TYRAN
5 Letter Words With A, T and Y Starting With Y
- YACHT
- YEAST
- YAKUT
- YARTA
- YARTH
- YARTO
- YASHT
- YATES
- YATRA
- YENTA
- YRAPT
- YURTA
5 Letter Words With A, T and Y Starting With B, C, D and other letters
- BATTY
- BANTY
- BAWTY
- BAYTS
- BEATY
- BOATY
- CATTY
- CANTY
- CARTY
- CATHY
- CYATH
- DAYNT
- DOATY
- ETYMA
- FATTY
- FACTY
- FATLY
- FEATY
- GOATY
- HASTY
- HATTY
- HEATY
- ITALY
- JANTY
- KATHY
- KYATS
- LAITY
- LASTY
- LATHY
- LYART
- LYTTA
- NASTY
- NANTY
- NATTY
- NATYA
- NRTYA
- OTARY
- OTYAK
- RATTY
- RAFTY
- RANTY
- RASTY
- RAYAT
- RHYTA
- RYBAT
- VASTY
- WARTY
- WAFTY
- WALTY
- WANTY
- WASTY
- WIYAT
- ZAYAT
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- STAGY: Having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality.
- ATOPY: An allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact.
- PLATY: Small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish.
- CANTY: Lively and brisk.
- SLATY: Of the color of slate or granite.
- TALKY: Full of trivial conversation.
- TOADY: Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering.
- TATTY: Tastelessly showy. It is on the answer list.
- PEATY: Of or pertaining to or of the nature of peat.
- TARRY: Be about.
- RATTY: Of or characteristic of rats. It is on the answer list.
- SATYR: Man with strong sexual desires. It is on the answer list.
- ANTSY: Nervous and unable to relax.
- CATTY: Marked by or arising from malice. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain A, T and Y?
Yes. TODAY, PARTY and NASTY all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. STAYS and TASTY are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is ATAXY really a word?
Yes. Inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
TODAY. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. YURTA and YRAPT are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
CATTY, MATEY and RATTY. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.