5-Letter Words With G and Y
There are 155 five-letter words containing both G and Y in our dictionary; 84 of them are common words.
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All 155 words
- dying10 points
- angry9 points
- lying9 points
- tying9 points
- young9 points
- goody10 points
- agony9 points
- glory9 points
- gawky16 points
- foggy13 points
- gummy13 points
- guppy13 points
- baggy12 points
- buggy12 points
- fogey12 points
- goofy12 points
- gravy12 points
- gybed12 points
- muggy12 points
- pudgy12 points
- vying12 points
- cagey11 points
- giddy11 points
- grimy11 points
- gybes11 points
- mangy11 points
- rugby11 points
- dingy10 points
- gaudy10 points
- godly10 points
- guyed10 points
- soggy10 points
- elegy9 points
- gaily9 points
- gayer9 points
- gooey9 points
- grays9 points
- greys9 points
- gully9 points
- gusty9 points
- pygmy16 points
- gypsy14 points
- gabby13 points
- geeky13 points
- gushy12 points
- piggy12 points
- leggy10 points
- gassy9 points
- golly9 points
- gutsy9 points
- tangy9 points
- gauzy18 points
- glyph14 points
- gimpy13 points
- boggy12 points
- hying12 points
- bogey11 points
- bulgy11 points
- doggy11 points
- gluey9 points
- gouty9 points
- gunny9 points
- gyros9 points
- rangy9 points
- yogis9 points
- zingy18 points
- fuggy13 points
- gammy13 points
- moggy12 points
- dodgy11 points
- mingy11 points
- yogic11 points
- saggy10 points
- girly9 points
- stagy9 points
- gunky13 points
- gyved13 points
- gyves12 points
- porgy11 points
- ridgy10 points
- sedgy10 points
- yeggs10 points
- gussy9 points
- gutty9 points
- jaggy17 points
- gappy13 points
- gemmy13 points
- ghyll12 points
- germy11 points
- goyim11 points
- pogey11 points
- loggy10 points
- agley9 points
- ginny9 points
- glary9 points
- goosy9 points
- guyot9 points
- gyral9 points
- gyres9 points
- gyron9 points
- gyrus9 points
- ology9 points
- surgy9 points
- glazy18 points
- faggy13 points
- gooky13 points
- hedgy13 points
- pigmy13 points
- vuggy13 points
- wedgy13 points
- wiggy13 points
- cadgy12 points
- gawsy12 points
- gayly12 points
- gulfy12 points
- hoagy12 points
- podgy12 points
- puggy12 points
- wingy12 points
- yoghs12 points
- beigy11 points
- bigly11 points
- bilgy11 points
- boogy11 points
- gamay11 points
- gamey11 points
- gipsy11 points
- goopy11 points
- grapy11 points
- gripy11 points
- gulpy11 points
- dogey10 points
- dungy10 points
- glady10 points
- gyred10 points
- ledgy10 points
- naggy10 points
- raggy10 points
- eying9 points
- gally9 points
- gayal9 points
- gilly9 points
- gleys9 points
- goony9 points
- gorsy9 points
- gurry9 points
- lingy9 points
- stogy9 points
- yager9 points
- yagis9 points
- yangs9 points
- yogas9 points
- yogee9 points
- yogin9 points
- yugas9 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 155
- By usage: 40 very common, 44 common, 71 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- gauzy 18
- glazy 18
- zingy 18
- jaggy 17
- gawky 16
- pygmy 16
- glyph 14
- gypsy 14
- faggy 13
- foggy 13
Most common
- dying
- angry
- lying
- tying
- young
- goody
- agony
- glory
- gawky
- foggy
Definitions
- dying (adjective)
- In or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be.
- angry (adjective)
- Feeling or showing anger.
- lying (noun)
- The deliberate act of deviating from the truth.
- tying (noun)
- The act of tying or binding things together.
Below you will find all 155 five-letter words containing both G and Y from our dictionary, grouped in one list with the common words first. Each chip shows the word and its classic tile score, and a small dot marks the words that appear in everyday English. DYING, ANGRY and LYING are typical of the familiar entries. To check which of these you can spell right now, enter your letters in the box above and press search.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that contain both G and Y, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.
Tips
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both G and Y?
GAUZY scores 18 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?
71 of the 155 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.