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5 Letter Words With the Letter Y

This is one of the widest patterns on the site: 3,142 5 letter words with y, grouped so you never have to read past the part you need.

Updated October 28, 2026 ·4 min read
5 Letter Words With the Letter Y such as ABBEY, ABYSS, AGONY

A Y does double duty in a Wordle guess, and 5 letter words with Y test both of its jobs.

Its vowel job comes in the final square, as in EVERY and STORY, while the Y that begins YOUNG works as a consonant.

Either way, treat a final Y as a vowel when you guess again, and leave the other vowels free for the middle squares.

List of 5 Letter Words With Y

  • ABBEY
  • ABYSS
  • AGONY
  • ALLAY
  • ALLEY
  • ALLOY
  • AMITY
  • AMPLY
  • ANGRY
  • ANNOY
  • APPLY
  • APTLY
  • ARRAY
  • ARTSY
  • AUNTY
  • BADLY
  • BAGGY
  • BALMY
  • BATTY
  • BAWDY
  • BAYOU
  • BEADY
  • BEEFY
  • BELLY
  • BERRY
  • BIDDY
  • BILLY
  • BITTY
  • BOBBY
  • BONEY
  • BOOTY
  • BOOZY
  • BOSSY
  • BRINY
  • BUDDY
  • BUGGY
  • BULKY
  • BULLY
  • BUNNY
  • BURLY
  • BUSHY
  • BUYER
  • BYLAW
  • CABBY
  • CADDY
  • CAGEY
  • CANDY
  • CANNY
  • CARRY
  • CATTY
  • COMFY
  • CORNY
  • COVEY
  • COYLY
  • CRAZY
  • CRONY
  • CRYPT
  • CURLY
  • CURRY
  • CURVY
  • CYBER
  • CYCLE
  • CYNIC
  • DADDY
  • DAILY
  • DAIRY
  • DAISY
  • DALLY
  • DANDY
  • DECAY
  • DECOY
  • DECRY
  • DEITY
  • DELAY
  • DERBY
  • DIARY
  • DICEY
  • DILLY
  • DIMLY
  • DINGY
  • DIRTY
  • DITTY
  • DIZZY
  • DODGY
  • DOLLY
  • DOPEY
  • DOWDY
  • DOWNY
  • DOWRY
  • DRYER
  • DRYLY
  • DUCHY
  • DULLY
  • DUMMY
  • DUMPY
  • DUSKY
  • DUSTY
  • DYING
  • EARLY
  • EBONY
  • EDIFY
  • ELEGY
  • EMPTY
  • ENEMY
  • ENJOY
  • ENTRY
  • ENVOY
  • EPOXY
  • ESSAY
  • EVERY
  • EYING
  • FAIRY
  • FANCY
  • FANNY
  • FATTY
  • FERRY
  • FIERY
  • FIFTY
  • FILLY
  • FILMY
  • FISHY
  • FIZZY
  • FLAKY
  • FLYER
  • FOAMY
  • FOGGY
  • FOLLY
  • FORAY
  • FORTY
  • FOYER
  • FULLY
  • FUNKY
  • FUNNY
  • FURRY
  • FUSSY
  • FUZZY
  • GAILY
  • GAUDY
  • GAWKY
  • GAYER
  • GAYLY
  • GEEKY
  • GIDDY
  • GIPSY
  • GIRLY
  • GLORY
  • GLYPH
  • GODLY
  • GOLLY
  • GOODY

Common 5 Letter Words With Y

  • EVERY
  • MONEY
  • TODAY
  • PARTY
  • MAYBE
  • STORY
  • EARLY
  • YOUNG
  • HAPPY
  • READY
  • STUDY
  • SORRY
  • STYLE
  • ENJOY
  • CRAZY
  • DAILY
  • FUNNY
  • HEAVY
  • CARRY
  • FULLY
  • TRULY
  • ROYAL
  • WORRY
  • APPLY
  • LUCKY
  • YOUTH
  • HARRY
  • ENEMY
  • ENTRY
  • LYING
  • ANGRY
  • DYING
  • MAYOR
  • CYCLE
  • EMPTY
  • DIRTY
  • REPLY
  • BADLY
  • NEWLY
  • BUDDY
  • DELAY
  • LAYER
  • RUGBY
  • SILLY
  • HONEY
  • SCARY
  • DADDY
  • GLORY
  • FANCY
  • RALLY
  • BILLY
  • CANDY
  • FIFTY
  • MERCY
  • ESSAY
  • BOBBY
  • NASTY
  • UNITY
  • FORTY
  • SANDY

5 Letter Words With Y for Wordle

  • EARLY
  • READY
  • RELAY
  • EVERY
  • MONEY
  • TODAY
  • PARTY
  • MAYBE
  • STORY
  • YOUNG
  • HAPPY
  • STUDY
  • SORRY
  • STYLE
  • ENJOY
  • CRAZY
  • DAILY
  • FUNNY
  • HEAVY
  • CARRY
  • FULLY
  • TRULY
  • ROYAL
  • WORRY
  • APPLY
  • LUCKY
  • YOUTH
  • HARRY
  • ENEMY
  • ENTRY
  • LYING
  • ANGRY
  • DYING
  • MAYOR
  • CYCLE
  • EMPTY
  • DIRTY
  • REPLY
  • BADLY
  • NEWLY
  • BUDDY
  • DELAY
  • LAYER
  • RUGBY
  • SILLY
  • HONEY
  • SCARY
  • DADDY
  • GLORY
  • FANCY
  • RALLY
  • BILLY
  • CANDY
  • FIFTY
  • MERCY
  • ESSAY
  • BOBBY
  • NASTY
  • UNITY
  • FORTY

5 Letter Words With Y by Position

5 Letter Words Starting With Y

  • YOUNG
  • YOUTH
  • YIELD
  • YACHT
  • YEAST
  • YEARN
  • YEARS
  • YOURS
  • YARDS
  • YAHOO
  • YEMEN
  • YOURE

5 Letter Words With Y as the Second Letter

  • LYING
  • DYING
  • CYCLE
  • CYBER
  • LYRIC
  • NYLON
  • LYNCH
  • SYRUP
  • HYPER
  • TYING
  • HYDRO
  • GYPSY

5 Letter Words With Y in the Middle

  • MAYBE
  • STYLE
  • ROYAL
  • MAYOR
  • LAYER
  • BUYER
  • FLYER
  • DRYER
  • LOYAL
  • RHYME
  • ABYSS
  • KAYAK

5 Letter Words With Y as the Fourth Letter

  • VINYL
  • SATYR
  • POLYP
  • PLAYS
  • STAYS
  • TOKYO
  • KENYA
  • LLOYD
  • FLOYD
  • LIBYA
  • DARYL
  • TANYA

5 Letter Words Ending in Y

  • EVERY
  • MONEY
  • TODAY
  • PARTY
  • STORY
  • EARLY
  • HAPPY
  • READY
  • STUDY
  • SORRY
  • ENJOY
  • CRAZY

Full list: 5 Letter Words Ending in Y

5 Letter Words With Y and Another Letter

5 Letter Words With U and Y

  • YOUNG
  • STUDY
  • FUNNY
  • FULLY
  • TRULY
  • LUCKY
  • YOUTH
  • BUDDY
  • RUGBY
  • UNITY
  • SUNNY
  • BUYER

Full list: 5 Letter Words With U and Y

5 Letter Words With E and Y

  • EVERY
  • MONEY
  • MAYBE
  • EARLY
  • READY
  • STYLE
  • ENJOY
  • HEAVY
  • ENEMY
  • ENTRY
  • CYCLE
  • EMPTY

Full list: 5 Letter Words With E and Y

5 Letter Words With I and Y

  • DAILY
  • LYING
  • DYING
  • DIRTY
  • SILLY
  • BILLY
  • FIFTY
  • UNITY
  • YIELD
  • DAIRY
  • DIARY
  • FAIRY

Full list: 5 Letter Words With I and Y

5 Letter Words With O and Y

  • MONEY
  • TODAY
  • STORY
  • YOUNG
  • SORRY
  • ENJOY
  • ROYAL
  • WORRY
  • YOUTH
  • MAYOR
  • HONEY
  • GLORY

Full list: 5 Letter Words With O and Y

5 Letter Words With R and Y

  • EVERY
  • PARTY
  • STORY
  • EARLY
  • READY
  • SORRY
  • CRAZY
  • CARRY
  • TRULY
  • ROYAL
  • WORRY
  • HARRY

Full list: 5 Letter Words With R and Y

5 Letter Words With A and Y

  • TODAY
  • PARTY
  • MAYBE
  • EARLY
  • HAPPY
  • READY
  • CRAZY
  • DAILY
  • HEAVY
  • CARRY
  • ROYAL
  • APPLY

Full list: 5 Letter Words With A and Y

5 Letter Words With H and Y

  • HAPPY
  • HEAVY
  • YOUTH
  • HARRY
  • HONEY
  • HANDY
  • HOBBY
  • HOLLY
  • YACHT
  • HAIRY
  • HURRY
  • LYNCH

Full list: 5 Letter Words With H and Y

5 Letter Words With Two Y's

  • GYPSY
  • PYGMY
  • SLYLY
  • SHYLY
  • WRYLY
  • DRYLY
  • COYLY
  • GAYLY
  • YUMMY
  • FLYBY
  • YUCKY
  • BYWAY
  • YAPPY
  • NYAYA
  • YOYOS
  • LAYBY
  • HYPHY
  • YANDY
  • YUPPY
  • YIPPY
  • YABBY
  • AYAYA
  • CYMRY
  • YONNY
  • YOLKY
  • ATYPY
  • AYUYU
  • AZYGY
  • BOYEY
  • BOYLY
  • BOYSY
  • DOYLY
  • DYKEY
  • EYOTY
  • FEYLY
  • GYNNY
  • GYPPY
  • HAYEY
  • LYERY
  • MAYEY
  • MYOPY
  • MYTHY
  • ONYMY
  • RHYMY
  • RYIJY
  • SKYEY
  • STYMY
  • THYMY
  • TYIYN
  • TYPEY
  • WYSTY
  • XYLYL
  • YAMPY
  • YANKY
  • YAPLY
  • YARAY
  • YARLY
  • YARRY
  • YAWEY
  • YAWNY

Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With Y in Scrabble

  1. JAZZY 33 points
  2. FIZZY 29 points
  3. FUZZY 29 points
  4. MUZZY 28 points
  5. DIZZY 27 points
  6. TIZZY 26 points
  7. JIFFY 21 points
  8. ZIPPY 21 points
  9. WOOZY 20 points
  10. BOOZY 19 points

Meanings of 5 Letter Words Containing Y

  • MAMEY: Tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind.
  • DORMY: In match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played.
  • BARYE: The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter.
  • BEAMY: Broad in the beam.
  • MYOMA: A benign tumor composed of muscle tissue.
  • HYPHA: Any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus.
  • LAXLY: In a permissively lenient manner.
  • PHYSA: Any member of the genus Physa.
  • KYLIX: A shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece.
  • JAGGY: Having a sharply uneven surface or outline.
  • STAGY: Having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality.
  • TOWNY: Resident of a college town not affiliated with the college.
  • BOSKY: Covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; ; ; – Jack Beatty.
  • CYDER: A beverage made from juice pressed from apples.
  • FADDY: Intensely fashionable for a short time.
  • RUNTY: Well below average height.
  • BIALY: Flat crusty-bottomed onion roll.
  • GOONY: A variety of albatross with black feet.

FAQs

What are 5 letter words with Y?

There are 3,142 of them. The everyday ones include EVERY, MONEY, TODAY, PARTY and MAYBE.

How many 5 letter words have Y in them?

3,142 in total, and 410 of them are on the Wordle answer list.

Which 5 letter words with Y are Wordle answers?

410 of them have been answers, among them STORY, EARLY, YOUNG, HAPPY and READY.

Can a Wordle answer contain Y?

Yes. EVERY, MONEY and TODAY 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. EVERY and HAPPY are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is ANOMY really a word?

Yes. Lack of moral standards in a society. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

EVERY. 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. ZYMIN and ZYMIC 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?

BAWDY, BEADY and BIDDY. 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.

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