5-Letter Words With S and Y
There are 382 five-letter words containing both S and Y in our dictionary; 202 of them are common words.
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All 382 words
- bytes10 points
- messy10 points
- plays10 points
- types10 points
- sadly9 points
- study9 points
- nasty8 points
- noisy8 points
- silly8 points
- sorry8 points
- stays8 points
- story8 points
- style8 points
- years8 points
- yours8 points
- shaky15 points
- sixty15 points
- myths13 points
- risky12 points
- fussy11 points
- hasty11 points
- shiny11 points
- obeys10 points
- prays10 points
- spray10 points
- dusty9 points
- yards9 points
- essay8 points
- lousy8 points
- rusty8 points
- stray8 points
- sunny8 points
- quays17 points
- husky15 points
- psych15 points
- fishy14 points
- pesky14 points
- savvy14 points
- showy14 points
- smoky14 points
- bushy13 points
- dusky13 points
- hymns13 points
- mushy13 points
- pushy13 points
- wispy13 points
- okays12 points
- shady12 points
- spicy12 points
- sulky12 points
- yanks12 points
- yokes12 points
- yolks12 points
- frays11 points
- gybes11 points
- newsy11 points
- shyer11 points
- slyly11 points
- snowy11 points
- sways11 points
- yawns11 points
- yowls11 points
- abyss10 points
- bossy10 points
- brays10 points
- buoys10 points
- cysts10 points
- misty10 points
- mossy10 points
- mousy10 points
- musty10 points
- pansy10 points
- pasty10 points
- ploys10 points
- preys10 points
- pussy10 points
- pyres10 points
- saucy10 points
- scaly10 points
- scary10 points
- slimy10 points
- soapy10 points
- soggy10 points
- spays10 points
- syrup10 points
- tipsy10 points
- yelps10 points
- daisy9 points
- grays9 points
- greys9 points
- gusty9 points
- sandy9 points
- seedy9 points
- lusty8 points
- lyres8 points
- sally8 points
- salty8 points
- sassy8 points
- sissy8 points
- slays8 points
- slyer8 points
- sooty8 points
- stony8 points
- surly8 points
- tasty8 points
- trays8 points
- unsay8 points
- yarns8 points
- yeast8 points
- yells8 points
- yeses8 points
- gypsy14 points
- shyly14 points
- dykes13 points
- hypes13 points
- gushy12 points
- silky12 points
- tykes12 points
- softy11 points
- raspy10 points
- splay10 points
- syncs10 points
- typos10 points
- gassy9 points
- gutsy9 points
- synod9 points
- artsy8 points
- testy8 points
- pyxes17 points
- musky14 points
- spiky14 points
- cushy13 points
- hypos13 points
- sylph13 points
- busby12 points
- sappy12 points
- snaky12 points
- soppy12 points
- flays11 points
- fusty11 points
- hussy11 points
- yawls11 points
- cloys10 points
- mosey10 points
- mussy10 points
- mynas10 points
- palsy10 points
- patsy10 points
- poesy10 points
- prosy10 points
- seamy10 points
- sibyl10 points
- soupy10 points
- spiny10 points
- drays9 points
- dyers9 points
- gyros9 points
- sudsy9 points
- yogis9 points
- assay8 points
- satay8 points
- satyr8 points
- sonny8 points
- styli8 points
- sully8 points
- tansy8 points
- troys8 points
- tryst8 points
- tyros8 points
- usury8 points
- joeys15 points
- dishy12 points
- sarky12 points
- yikes12 points
- savoy11 points
- busty10 points
- byres10 points
- polys10 points
- saggy10 points
- stagy9 points
- antsy8 points
- yetis8 points
- zesty17 points
- washy14 points
- gyves12 points
- kayos12 points
- spumy12 points
- ayahs11 points
- rushy11 points
- shays11 points
- synth11 points
- wussy11 points
- mayst10 points
- sedgy10 points
- spiry10 points
- yeggs10 points
- ditsy9 points
- gussy9 points
- silty8 points
- suety8 points
- treys8 points
- yurts8 points
- bosky14 points
- fubsy13 points
- yawps13 points
- abysm12 points
- cymas12 points
- cymes12 points
- kyats12 points
- hyson11 points
- tushy11 points
- vasty11 points
- clays10 points
- dyads10 points
- massy10 points
- missy10 points
- pesty10 points
- pursy10 points
- sepoy10 points
- slype10 points
- sycee10 points
- dynes9 points
- goosy9 points
- gyres9 points
- gyrus9 points
- surgy9 points
- ayins8 points
- eyras8 points
- lyses8 points
- lysin8 points
- lysis8 points
- lyssa8 points
- saury8 points
- sayer8 points
- slaty8 points
- sonly8 points
- stroy8 points
- yeans8 points
- zymes19 points
- pyxis17 points
- queys17 points
- soyuz17 points
- kyaks16 points
- fykes15 points
- skyey15 points
- xysti15 points
- xysts15 points
- casky14 points
- kumys14 points
- wheys14 points
- yacks14 points
- yaffs14 points
- yocks14 points
- yucks14 points
- chays13 points
- fyces13 points
- mashy13 points
- meshy13 points
- skyed13 points
- sophy13 points
- stymy13 points
- swamy13 points
- synch13 points
- syphs13 points
- waspy13 points
- yechs13 points
- cycas12 points
- dashy12 points
- ensky12 points
- gawsy12 points
- kissy12 points
- kyars12 points
- kytes12 points
- popsy12 points
- rykes12 points
- skiey12 points
- spacy12 points
- sykes12 points
- typps12 points
- wynds12 points
- yelks12 points
- yerks12 points
- yeuks12 points
- yodhs12 points
- yoghs12 points
- emyds11 points
- fleys11 points
- gipsy11 points
- hissy11 points
- horsy11 points
- hoyas11 points
- hylas11 points
- mysid11 points
- ofays11 points
- shaly11 points
- shily11 points
- shoyu11 points
- surfy11 points
- sylva11 points
- wyles11 points
- wynns11 points
- wytes11 points
- yowes11 points
- abyes10 points
- acyls10 points
- amyls10 points
- bassy10 points
- bitsy10 points
- bousy10 points
- boyos10 points
- brosy10 points
- byrls10 points
- byssi10 points
- cissy10 points
- cosey10 points
- cyans10 points
- mayas10 points
- mayos10 points
- potsy10 points
- pyins10 points
- seepy10 points
- soddy10 points
- stimy10 points
- syces10 points
- sysop10 points
- yaups10 points
- yipes10 points
- ylems10 points
- yucas10 points
- donsy9 points
- gleys9 points
- gorsy9 points
- idyls9 points
- lysed9 points
- odyls9 points
- rynds9 points
- sayid9 points
- sloyd9 points
- stogy9 points
- styed9 points
- yagis9 points
- yangs9 points
- yauds9 points
- yirds9 points
- yogas9 points
- yugas9 points
- aryls8 points
- asyla8 points
- eyers8 points
- eyres8 points
- lossy8 points
- lyase8 points
- nosey8 points
- nutsy8 points
- oyers8 points
- rayas8 points
- resay8 points
- ryots8 points
- sayst8 points
- seely8 points
- serry8 points
- slily8 points
- snyes8 points
- sonsy8 points
- sooey8 points
- soyas8 points
- styes8 points
- sylis8 points
- syren8 points
- toyos8 points
- tyees8 points
- tyers8 points
- tynes8 points
- tyres8 points
- yetts8 points
- yills8 points
- yirrs8 points
- yonis8 points
- yores8 points
- youse8 points
- yuans8 points
- yules8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 382
- By usage: 111 very common, 91 common, 180 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- zymes 19
- pyxes 17
- pyxis 17
- quays 17
- queys 17
- soyuz 17
- zesty 17
- kyaks 16
- fykes 15
- husky 15
Most common
- bytes
- messy
- plays
- types
- sadly
- study
- nasty
- noisy
- silly
- sorry
Definitions
- messy (adjective)
- Dirty and disorderly.
- sadly (adverb)
- In an unfortunate way.
- study (noun)
- A detailed critical inspection.
- nasty (adjective)
- Offensive or even (of persons) malicious.
This page lists every one of the 382 five-letter words containing both S and Y in our dictionary. Each word links to its own unscramble page when one exists, and the score badge shows its value with classic tiles. Common words come first, so BYTES, MESSY and PLAYS sit near the top while the rare entries wait further down. If you are holding a specific rack, type it into the search box and the list narrows to the words you can actually play.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words containing both S and Y once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing both S and Y are there?
Our dictionary has 382 five-letter words containing both S and Y, of which 202 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 S and Y?
ZYMES scores 19 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.