5-Letter Words With M and Y
There are 178 five-letter words containing both M and Y in our dictionary; 96 of them are common words.
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All 178 words
- empty12 points
- imply12 points
- maybe12 points
- enemy10 points
- marry10 points
- messy10 points
- money10 points
- mummy14 points
- dummy13 points
- myths13 points
- rhyme13 points
- mercy12 points
- mayor10 points
- merry10 points
- jumpy19 points
- lymph15 points
- nymph15 points
- bumpy14 points
- milky14 points
- murky14 points
- smoky14 points
- dumpy13 points
- filmy13 points
- foamy13 points
- gummy13 points
- homey13 points
- hymns13 points
- mushy13 points
- thyme13 points
- amply12 points
- balmy12 points
- lumpy12 points
- muddy12 points
- muggy12 points
- rummy12 points
- tummy12 points
- dimly11 points
- grimy11 points
- madly11 points
- mangy11 points
- moldy11 points
- moody11 points
- manly10 points
- mealy10 points
- misty10 points
- mossy10 points
- mousy10 points
- musty10 points
- roomy10 points
- slimy10 points
- pygmy16 points
- comfy15 points
- wimpy15 points
- yummy15 points
- mommy14 points
- meaty10 points
- minty10 points
- jimmy19 points
- xylem17 points
- mucky16 points
- campy14 points
- musky14 points
- gimpy13 points
- hymen13 points
- myrrh13 points
- wormy13 points
- middy12 points
- palmy12 points
- amity10 points
- emery10 points
- loamy10 points
- moray10 points
- mosey10 points
- mussy10 points
- mynas10 points
- seamy10 points
- muzzy28 points
- jammy19 points
- jemmy19 points
- hammy15 points
- mammy14 points
- pommy14 points
- gammy13 points
- barmy12 points
- moggy12 points
- mingy11 points
- limey10 points
- matey10 points
- meany10 points
- chyme15 points
- mopey12 points
- plumy12 points
- spumy12 points
- malty10 points
- mayst10 points
- molly10 points
- miffy16 points
- humpy15 points
- gemmy13 points
- mothy13 points
- abysm12 points
- ambry12 points
- beamy12 points
- cymae12 points
- cymar12 points
- cymas12 points
- cymes12 points
- embay12 points
- mamey12 points
- tammy12 points
- germy11 points
- goyim11 points
- atomy10 points
- marly10 points
- massy10 points
- meiny10 points
- missy10 points
- moony10 points
- muley10 points
- tryma10 points
- yamen10 points
- enzym19 points
- jimpy19 points
- zymes19 points
- mythy16 points
- thymy16 points
- dumky15 points
- hempy15 points
- myopy15 points
- womby15 points
- commy14 points
- kumys14 points
- mirky14 points
- flamy13 points
- marvy13 points
- mashy13 points
- meshy13 points
- muhly13 points
- mynah13 points
- pigmy13 points
- stymy13 points
- swamy13 points
- thymi13 points
- blimy12 points
- boomy12 points
- cymol12 points
- lamby12 points
- limby12 points
- malmy12 points
- mincy12 points
- myoma12 points
- myope12 points
- rammy12 points
- tommy12 points
- yomim12 points
- doomy11 points
- dormy11 points
- emyde11 points
- emyds11 points
- gamay11 points
- gamey11 points
- mayed11 points
- myoid11 points
- mysid11 points
- amyls10 points
- anomy10 points
- etyma10 points
- mayan10 points
- mayas10 points
- mayos10 points
- milty10 points
- minny10 points
- moory10 points
- motey10 points
- murry10 points
- stimy10 points
- yamun10 points
- ylems10 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 178
- By usage: 50 very common, 46 common, 82 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- muzzy 28
- enzym 19
- jammy 19
- jemmy 19
- jimmy 19
- jimpy 19
- jumpy 19
- zymes 19
- xylem 17
- miffy 16
Most common
- empty
- imply
- maybe
- enemy
- marry
- messy
- money
- mummy
- dummy
- myths
Definitions
- empty (adjective)
- Holding or containing nothing.
- imply (verb)
- Express or state indirectly.
- maybe (adverb)
- By chance.
- enemy (noun)
- An opposing military force.
Looking for five-letter words containing both M and Y? You are in the right place. This list has 178 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as EMPTY and IMPLY appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.
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
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing both M and Y are there?
Our dictionary has 178 five-letter words containing both M and Y, of which 96 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 containing both M and Y?
MUZZY scores 28 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.