With H and Y somewhere in the word, 317 options remain. BUSHY, DUCHY, FISHY are the ones to try.
48 of the 317 can still be the answer, and HAIRY is the one most players reach for.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 317 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- HAIRY: takes 317 down to 44 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- HEAVY: down to 52. It is on the answer list.
- HANDY: down to 56. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
180 of them end in Y, close to half of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (102), E (93) and S (82). Only 13 of the 317 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.
Best 5 Letter Words With H and Y
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- BUSHY
- DUCHY
- FISHY
- GLYPH
- HAIRY
- HANDY
- HAPPY
- HARDY
- HARPY
- HARRY
- HASTY
- HEADY
- HEAVY
- HEFTY
- HILLY
- HIPPY
- HOBBY
- HOLLY
- HONEY
- HOTLY
- HOWDY
- HUNKY
- HURRY
- HUSKY
- HUSSY
- HYDRO
- HYENA
- HYMEN
- HYPER
- ITCHY
- LYMPH
- LYNCH
- MUSHY
- MYRRH
- NYMPH
- PHONY
- PITHY
- PUSHY
- RHYME
- SHADY
- SHAKY
- SHINY
- SHOWY
- SHYLY
- THYME
- WHINY
- YACHT
- YOUTH
- CHEVY
- HENRY
- YAHOO
5 Letter Words With H and Y Starting With C
- CHEVY
- CAHUY
- CATHY
- CHARY
- CHAYA
- CHAYS
- CHAZY
- CHEWY
- CHIVY
- CHOKY
- CHOYA
- CHYAK
- CHYLE
- CHYME
- CHYND
- COTHY
- CUSHY
- CYATH
5 Letter Words With H and Y Starting With D
- DUCHY
- DASHY
- DAYCH
- DHOBY
- DHOTY
- DHYAL
- DISHY
- DOHYO
- DRYTH
5 Letter Words With H and Y Starting With H
- HAIRY
- HANDY
- HAPPY
- HARDY
- HARPY
- HARRY
- HASTY
- HEADY
- HEAVY
- HEFTY
- HILLY
- HIPPY
- HOBBY
- HOLLY
- HONEY
- HOTLY
- HOWDY
- HUNKY
- HURRY
- HUSKY
- HUSSY
- HYDRO
- HYENA
- HYMEN
- HYPER
- HENRY
- HACKY
- HAGGY
- HAILY
- HALFY
- HAMMY
- HANKY
- HAPLY
- HASHY
- HASKY
- HATTY
- HAWKY
- HAYDN
- HAYED
- HAYER
- HAYES
- HAYEY
- HAYLE
- HAYNE
- HEAPY
- HEATY
- HEAZY
- HEDGY
- HEEDY
- HEEZY
- HEILY
- HELLY
- HEMPY
- HENDY
- HENNY
- HERBY
- HERRY
- HERYE
- HETTY
- HEXYL
- HEYED
- HEYGH
- HICKY
- HINEY
- HINKY
- HINNY
- HIPLY
- HISSY
- HOAGY
- HOARY
- HOCKY
- HODDY
- HOGGY
- HOKEY
- HOLEY
- HOMEY
- HONKY
- HOODY
- HOOEY
- HOOFY
- HOOKY
- HOOLY
- HOOTY
- HOOYE
- HOPPY
- HORNY
- HORRY
- HORSY
- HOSEY
- HOTTY
- HOUSY
- HOWAY
- HOYAS
- HOYED
- HOYLE
- HUBBY
- HUFFY
- HUGGY
- HULKY
- HULLY
- HUMPY
- HURLY
- HURTY
- HUSHY
- HUZZY
- HWYLS
- HYBLA
- HYDEL
- HYDRA
- HYENS
- HYGGE
- HYING
- HYKES
- HYLAS
- HYLEG
- HYLES
- HYLIC
- HYMNS
- HYNDE
- HYOID
- HYPED
- HYPES
- HYPHA
- HYPHO
- HYPHY
- HYPOS
- HYRAX
- HYRSE
- HYRST
- HYSON
- HYTHE
5 Letter Words With H and Y Starting With L
- LYMPH
- LYNCH
- LATHY
- LEHAY
- LETHY
- LITHY
- LOCHY
- LUSHY
- LYTHE
5 Letter Words With H and Y Starting With M
- MUSHY
- MYRRH
- MASHY
- MESHY
- METHY
- MOCHY
- MOTHY
- MUHLY
- MYNAH
- MYTHI
- MYTHS
- MYTHY
5 Letter Words With H and Y Starting With P
- PHONY
- PITHY
- PUSHY
- PAMHY
- PATHY
- PHENY
- PHOBY
- PHOTY
- PHYLA
- PHYLE
- PHYMA
- PHYNX
- PHYSA
- POOHY
- PSYCH
- PYCHE
5 Letter Words With H and Y Starting With R
- RHYME
- RAYAH
- RHODY
- RHYMY
- RHYNE
- RHYTA
- RUCHY
- RUSHY
- RYTHE
5 Letter Words With H and Y Starting With S
- SHADY
- SHAKY
- SHINY
- SHOWY
- SHYLY
- SCYTH
- SEHYO
- SHALY
- SHAPY
- SHAWY
- SHAYA
- SHAYS
- SHILY
- SHIVY
- SHOYA
- SHOYU
- SHYAM
- SHYER
- SMYTH
- SOPHY
- SYLPH
- SYNCH
- SYNTH
- SYPHS
- SYRAH
- SYTHE
5 Letter Words With H and Y Starting With T
- THYME
- TECHY
- THAWY
- THEWY
- THEYD
- THUYA
- THYMI
- THYMS
- THYMY
- TICHY
- TOSHY
- TUSHY
- TYCHE
- TYIGH
- TYPHA
- TYTHE
5 Letter Words With H and Y Starting With W
- WHINY
- WAHAY
- WAHEY
- WASHY
- WHALY
- WHEYS
- WHITY
- WHORY
- WHYDA
- WISHY
- WITHY
- WYTHE
5 Letter Words With H and Y Starting With Y
- YACHT
- YOUTH
- YAHOO
- YAHAN
- YAMPH
- YARTH
- YASHT
- YEAHS
- YECCH
- YECHS
- YECHY
- YEECH
- YEESH
- YERTH
- YEUCH
- YIRTH
- YODHS
- YOGHS
- YOHAH
- YOHAY
- YRNEH
- YUCCH
- YUCHI
5 Letter Words With H and Y Starting With A, B, E and other letters
- ACHEY
- AIYAH
- AIYOH
- ANHYD
- ARCHY
- AYAHS
- BUSHY
- BAHAY
- BICHY
- BOTHY
- ETHYL
- EYGHT
- FISHY
- GLYPH
- GASHY
- GEHEY
- GHYLL
- GOTHY
- GRYPH
- GUSHY
- ITCHY
- IGHLY
- IMSHY
- KATHY
- KHAYA
- KHYAL
- KISHY
- KYTHE
- NYMPH
- OCHRY
- OOYAH
- OTHYL
- UNSHY
- UTCHY
- VICHY
- VUGHY
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.
- HYPHA: Any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus.
- PHYSA: Any member of the genus Physa.
- HINNY: Hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile.
- RUSHY: Abounding in rushes.
- HYSON: A Chinese green tea with twisted leaves.
- CHARY: Characterized by great caution and wariness.
- MYNAH: Tropical Asian starlings.
- WITHY: Strong flexible twig.
- HOOEY: Senseless talk.
- HAPLY: By accident.
- GUSHY: Extravagantly demonstrative.
- SYLPH: A slender graceful young woman.
- HOLEY: Allowing passage in and out.
- HUSSY: A woman adulterer. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain H and Y?
Yes. HAPPY, HEAVY and YOUTH have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. HAPPY and HARRY are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is CHIVY really a word?
Yes. Annoy continually or chronically. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
HAPPY. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, 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. YUCCH and YRNEH are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
HARPY, HUSSY and HYMEN. 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.