5-Letter Words Ending in DY
There are 63 five-letter words ending in DY in our dictionary; 45 of them are common words.
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All 63 words
- handy12 points
- ready9 points
- study9 points
- hardy12 points
- goody10 points
- bawdy14 points
- dowdy13 points
- buddy12 points
- heady12 points
- muddy12 points
- paddy12 points
- rowdy12 points
- shady12 points
- weedy12 points
- windy12 points
- woody12 points
- wordy12 points
- bandy11 points
- beady11 points
- candy11 points
- daddy11 points
- giddy11 points
- moldy11 points
- moody11 points
- dandy10 points
- gaudy10 points
- ruddy10 points
- needy9 points
- sandy9 points
- seedy9 points
- tardy9 points
- howdy15 points
- nerdy9 points
- biddy12 points
- middy12 points
- noddy10 points
- toddy10 points
- randy9 points
- reedy9 points
- toady9 points
- faddy13 points
- baldy11 points
- bendy11 points
- teddy10 points
- lardy9 points
- cuddy12 points
- curdy11 points
- lindy9 points
- kiddy14 points
- waddy13 points
- widdy13 points
- baddy12 points
- caddy12 points
- hoody12 points
- acidy11 points
- duddy11 points
- pandy11 points
- pardy11 points
- perdy11 points
- deedy10 points
- glady10 points
- soddy10 points
- leady9 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 63
- By usage: 31 very common, 14 common, 18 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- howdy 15
- bawdy 14
- kiddy 14
- dowdy 13
- faddy 13
- waddy 13
- widdy 13
- baddy 12
- biddy 12
- buddy 12
Most common
- handy
- ready
- study
- hardy
- goody
- bawdy
- dowdy
- buddy
- heady
- muddy
Definitions
- handy (adjective)
- Easy to reach.
- ready (adjective)
- Completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress.
- study (noun)
- A detailed critical inspection.
- hardy (adjective)
- Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
The five-letter words that end in the letters DY number 63 in our dictionary. About 45 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is HOWDY, at 15 points.
How to use this page
The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.
Tips
A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
How many five-letter words ending in DY are there?
Our dictionary has 63 five-letter words ending in DY, of which 45 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words ending in DY?
HOWDY scores 15 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.