Know U and Y belong in the word but not where? AUNTY, BAYOU, BUDDY and more contain them, and 71 are past Wordle answers, marked green.
About 14% (71) have been actual Wordle answers. BUDDY is among the most familiar to reach for.
Best First Guesses
With 499 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.
- RUGBY: takes 499 down to 128 at worst. It has been an answer before.
- TRULY: down to 143. It has been an answer before.
- STUDY: down to 161. It has been an answer before.
What These Words Have in Common
372 of them end in Y, close to half of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are R (125), S (124) and L (94). Only 18 of the 499 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 U and Y
The strongest picks, with likely Wordle answers first.
- AUNTY
- BAYOU
- BUDDY
- BUGGY
- BULKY
- BULLY
- BUNNY
- BURLY
- BUSHY
- BUYER
- CURLY
- CURRY
- CURVY
- DUCHY
- DULLY
- DUMMY
- DUMPY
- DUSKY
- DUSTY
- FULLY
- FUNKY
- FUNNY
- FURRY
- FUSSY
- FUZZY
- GAUDY
- GULLY
- GUMMY
- GUPPY
- GUSTY
- HUNKY
- HURRY
- HUSKY
- HUSSY
- JUICY
- JUMPY
- LOUSY
- LUCKY
- LUMPY
- LUSTY
- MUCKY
- MUDDY
- MUMMY
- MURKY
- MUSHY
- MUSKY
- MUSTY
- NUTTY
- POUTY
- PUDGY
- PUFFY
- PULPY
- PUPPY
- PUSHY
- PUTTY
- QUERY
- RUDDY
- RUGBY
- RUSTY
- SAUCY
- STUDY
- SULKY
- SULLY
- SUNNY
- SURLY
- SYRUP
- TRULY
- UNIFY
- UNITY
- YOUNG
- YOUTH
- YOURS
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With A
- AUNTY
- AGUEY
- ALUMY
- ANURY
- APPUY
- AURYL
- AYLLU
- AYOUS
- AYUYU
- AZURY
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With B
- BAYOU
- BUDDY
- BUGGY
- BULKY
- BULLY
- BUNNY
- BURLY
- BUSHY
- BUYER
- BLUDY
- BLUEY
- BOUSY
- BOYAU
- BRYUM
- BUBBY
- BUCKY
- BUDGY
- BUFFY
- BUFTY
- BULBY
- BULGY
- BUMPY
- BUNDY
- BUNGY
- BUNJY
- BUNTY
- BUNYA
- BUOYS
- BUPPY
- BURNY
- BURRY
- BURYS
- BUSBY
- BUSKY
- BUSSY
- BUSTY
- BUTTY
- BUTYL
- BUTYN
- BUTYR
- BUYIN
- BUZZY
- BYOUS
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With C
- CURLY
- CURRY
- CURVY
- CAHUY
- CLUEY
- COYAU
- COYPU
- CRUDY
- CRUSY
- CUBBY
- CUCUY
- CUDDY
- CUFFY
- CULLY
- CULMY
- CULTY
- CUMAY
- CUMLY
- CUMYL
- CUNDY
- CUNNY
- CUNYE
- CUPAY
- CUPPY
- CURBY
- CURDY
- CURNY
- CUSHY
- CUSPY
- CUTEY
- CUTTY
- CUYAS
- CYRUS
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With D
- DUCHY
- DULLY
- DUMMY
- DUMPY
- DUSKY
- DUSTY
- DAUBY
- DRURY
- DRUSY
- DRUXY
- DUBBY
- DUCKY
- DUDDY
- DUFFY
- DUMBY
- DUMKY
- DUNGY
- DUNNY
- DUPLY
- DUPPY
- DURGY
- DUROY
- DURRY
- DURYL
- DYAUS
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With F
- FULLY
- FUNKY
- FUNNY
- FURRY
- FUSSY
- FUZZY
- FLUEY
- FLUKY
- FLUTY
- FLUYT
- FOUTY
- FUBBY
- FUBSY
- FUDDY
- FUDGY
- FUFFY
- FUGGY
- FUGLY
- FUNDY
- FUNSY
- FURYL
- FURZY
- FUSTY
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With G
- GAUDY
- GULLY
- GUMMY
- GUPPY
- GUSTY
- GAUBY
- GAUCY
- GAUMY
- GAUZY
- GLUEY
- GOUDY
- GOURY
- GOUTY
- GRUYS
- GUARY
- GUCKY
- GUFFY
- GUILY
- GULFY
- GULPY
- GUMBY
- GUMLY
- GUNDY
- GUNGY
- GUNKY
- GUNNY
- GURDY
- GURLY
- GURRY
- GUSHY
- GUSSY
- GUTSY
- GUTTY
- GUYED
- GUYER
- GUYLE
- GUYOT
- GUYSE
- GYRUS
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With H
- HUNKY
- HURRY
- HUSKY
- HUSSY
- HOUSY
- HUBBY
- HUFFY
- HUGGY
- HULKY
- HULLY
- HUMPY
- HURLY
- HURTY
- HUSHY
- HUZZY
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With J
- JUICY
- JUMPY
- JUDGY
- JUMBY
- JUNDY
- JUNKY
- JUTTY
- JUYAS
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With L
- LOUSY
- LUCKY
- LUMPY
- LUSTY
- LAURY
- LAYUP
- LOUEY
- LOURY
- LOUTY
- LUDDY
- LULLY
- LUMMY
- LUNGY
- LURGY
- LURKY
- LURRY
- LUSHY
- LUSKY
- LUVVY
- LYCUS
- LYGUS
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With M
- MUCKY
- MUDDY
- MUMMY
- MURKY
- MUSHY
- MUSKY
- MUSTY
- MAUBY
- MAUMY
- MAUSY
- MAUVY
- MAUZY
- MOUDY
- MOULY
- MOUSY
- MUFFY
- MUFTY
- MUGGY
- MUHLY
- MUIRY
- MULEY
- MUMSY
- MUNGY
- MURLY
- MURRY
- MUSSY
- MUZZY
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With N
- NUTTY
- NOUNY
- NOYAU
- NUBBY
- NUDDY
- NUDGY
- NULLY
- NUMMY
- NUNKY
- NUNNY
- NUNRY
- NURDY
- NURLY
- NURRY
- NURSY
- NUTSY
- NYUNG
- NYUSE
- NYUZE
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With P
- POUTY
- PUDGY
- PUFFY
- PULPY
- PUPPY
- PUSHY
- PUTTY
- PAUKY
- PIYUT
- PLUMY
- PLUTY
- POUCY
- POUFY
- POUSY
- POYOU
- PRUDY
- PRUNY
- PUBBY
- PUBSY
- PUDDY
- PUDSY
- PUGGY
- PUKEY
- PULLY
- PUMPY
- PUNGY
- PUNKY
- PUNNY
- PUNTY
- PURDY
- PUREY
- PURPY
- PURRY
- PURSY
- PURTY
- PUSSY
- PUYAS
- PYRUS
- PYUFF
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With Q
- QUERY
- QUAKY
- QUALY
- QUAYD
- QUAYS
- QUEYN
- QUEYS
- QUEYU
- QUOYS
- QUYTE
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With R
- RUDDY
- RUGBY
- RUSTY
- REBUY
- ROGUY
- ROUGY
- ROUKY
- ROUPY
- ROYOU
- RUBBY
- RUCHY
- RUCKY
- RUELY
- RUFFY
- RUGGY
- RULLY
- RUMLY
- RUMMY
- RUMPY
- RUNBY
- RUNNY
- RUNSY
- RUNTY
- RUSHY
- RUSKY
- RUTTY
- RUTYL
- RYUGI
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With S
- SAUCY
- STUDY
- SULKY
- SULLY
- SUNNY
- SURLY
- SYRUP
- SAURY
- SAUTY
- SHOYU
- SOULY
- SOUPY
- SOURY
- SOYUZ
- SPUMY
- SUBBY
- SUCKY
- SUDDY
- SUDSY
- SUETY
- SUITY
- SUKEY
- SURFY
- SURGY
- SURYA
- SUSSY
- SUYOG
- SYRUS
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With T
- TRULY
- TAUTY
- THUYA
- TOUSY
- TOUZY
- TRUDY
- TUBBY
- TUCKY
- TUFTY
- TUMMY
- TUMPY
- TUNNY
- TURFY
- TURGY
- TURVY
- TUSHY
- TUSKY
- TUTLY
- TUTTY
- TUYER
- TYLUS
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With U
- UNIFY
- UNITY
- UAYEB
- UBITY
- UDYOG
- ULYIE
- UMPTY
- UNARY
- UNBAY
- UNBOY
- UNCOY
- UNDRY
- UNDYE
- UNEYE
- UNKEY
- UNLAY
- UNPAY
- UNPLY
- UNRAY
- UNSAY
- UNSHY
- UNSLY
- UNSTY
- UNWRY
- UPAYA
- UPBAY
- UPBUY
- UPBYE
- UPCRY
- UPDRY
- UPFLY
- UPLAY
- UPSEY
- UPWAY
- USURY
- UTCHY
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With Y
- YOUNG
- YOUTH
- YOURS
- YAGUA
- YAKUT
- YAMUN
- YAQUI
- YAUDS
- YAULD
- YAUPS
- YEUCH
- YEUKS
- YEUKY
- YOKUL
- YOMUD
- YOUFF
- YOUKS
- YOURE
- YOURN
- YOURT
- YOUSE
- YOUVE
- YOUZE
- YQUEM
- YUANS
- YUCAS
- YUCCA
- YUCCH
- YUCHI
- YUCKO
- YUCKS
- YUCKY
- YUFTS
- YUGAS
- YUKED
- YUKES
- YUKKY
- YUKON
- YUKOS
- YULAN
- YULES
- YUMAN
- YUMMO
- YUMMY
- YUMPS
- YUNCA
- YUPON
- YUPPY
- YURAK
- YUROK
- YURTA
- YURTS
- YURUK
- YUZUS
5 Letter Words With U and Y Starting With K, O, V and other letters
- KAURY
- KUMYK
- KUMYS
- KUYAS
- KYUDO
- KYUNG
- OCUBY
- OUNDY
- OUREY
- OUTBY
- OUTLY
- VAUDY
- VUGGY
- VUGHY
- VUTTY
- WAGYU
- WUDDY
- WURLY
- WUSSY
- WUZZY
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.
- RUNTY: Well below average height.
- RUSHY: Abounding in rushes.
- RUTTY: Full of ruts.
- SAURY: Slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters.
- UNSAY: Take back what one has said.
- BULGY: Curving outward.
- MUSSY: Dirty and disorderly.
- FLUKY: Subject to accident or chance or change.
- NUBBY: Of textiles; having a rough surface.
- FUSTY: Stale and unclean smelling.
- SUDSY: Resembling lather or covered with lather.
- GOUTY: Suffering from gout.
- DULLY: Without liveliness. It has been an answer.
- UNARY: Consisting of or involving a single element or component.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain U and Y?
Yes. YOUNG, STUDY and FUNNY 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. FUNNY and FULLY are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is HULKY really a word?
Yes. Of great size and bulk. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
YOUNG. 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. YUZUS and YURUK 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?
DULLY, DUMPY and GUPPY. All three have been answers, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.