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5-Letter Words Starting With W and Ending in Y

There are 41 five-letter words starting with W and ending in Y in our dictionary; 25 of them are common words.

Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.

All 41 words

  • worry11 points
  • weary11 points
  • witty11 points
  • wispy13 points
  • weedy12 points
  • windy12 points
  • woody12 points
  • wordy12 points
  • woozy20 points
  • wacky17 points
  • wimpy15 points
  • wryly14 points
  • whiny14 points
  • weepy13 points
  • wormy13 points
  • wanly11 points
  • warty11 points
  • wetly11 points
  • wonky15 points
  • wally11 points
  • weeny11 points
  • welly11 points
  • willy11 points
  • washy14 points
  • wussy11 points
  • webby15 points
  • whity14 points
  • withy14 points
  • womby15 points
  • wavey14 points
  • wifty14 points
  • waddy13 points
  • waspy13 points
  • wedgy13 points
  • widdy13 points
  • wiggy13 points
  • wingy12 points
  • waney11 points
  • wenny11 points
  • winey11 points
  • wooly11 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 41
  • By usage: 8 very common, 17 common, 16 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. woozy 20
  2. wacky 17
  3. webby 15
  4. wimpy 15
  5. womby 15
  6. wonky 15
  7. washy 14
  8. wavey 14
  9. whiny 14
  10. whity 14

Most common

  1. worry
  2. weary
  3. witty
  4. wispy
  5. weedy
  6. windy
  7. woody
  8. wordy
  9. woozy
  10. wacky

Definitions

worry (noun)
Something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness.
weary (adjective)
Physically and mentally fatigued.
witty (adjective)
Combining clever conception and facetious expression.
wispy (adjective)
Thin and weak.

Words that start with W and end in Y come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 41 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. WOOZY is the top scorer here, worth 20 points before any board multiplier.

How to use this page

Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that start with W and end in Y, common ones first, or search it by typing your own letters, with question marks for blanks, to see only the words you can make. Every word shows its classic tile score, and linked words open a page with all their sub-words.

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

What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with W and ending in Y?

WOOZY scores 20 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.

Why are some of these words unfamiliar?

16 of the 41 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.

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