5-Letter Words With Y
There are 1,322 five-letter words containing Y in our dictionary; 713 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 1,322 words
- crazy19 points
- enjoy15 points
- happy15 points
- heavy14 points
- lucky14 points
- fancy13 points
- apply12 points
- cycle12 points
- empty12 points
- handy12 points
- imply12 points
- maybe12 points
- badly11 points
- every11 points
- fully11 points
- funny11 points
- hurry11 points
- payed11 points
- typed11 points
- worry11 points
- bytes10 points
- carry10 points
- dying10 points
- enemy10 points
- marry10 points
- messy10 points
- money10 points
- party10 points
- plays10 points
- reply10 points
- types10 points
- angry9 points
- daily9 points
- delay9 points
- dirty9 points
- lying9 points
- ready9 points
- sadly9 points
- study9 points
- today9 points
- tying9 points
- young9 points
- annoy8 points
- early8 points
- entry8 points
- lorry8 points
- nasty8 points
- noisy8 points
- silly8 points
- sorry8 points
- stays8 points
- story8 points
- style8 points
- truly8 points
- years8 points
- yours8 points
- fizzy29 points
- fuzzy29 points
- query17 points
- hobby15 points
- jelly15 points
- jolly15 points
- shaky15 points
- sixty15 points
- fifty14 points
- mummy14 points
- dummy13 points
- keyed13 points
- myths13 points
- rhyme13 points
- cynic12 points
- hardy12 points
- lobby12 points
- mercy12 points
- risky12 points
- decay11 points
- fairy11 points
- forty11 points
- furry11 points
- fussy11 points
- hairy11 points
- hasty11 points
- honey11 points
- newly11 points
- shiny11 points
- unify11 points
- vinyl11 points
- weary11 points
- witty11 points
- youth11 points
- buyer10 points
- curly10 points
- curry10 points
- goody10 points
- lyric10 points
- mayor10 points
- merry10 points
- obeys10 points
- oddly10 points
- penny10 points
- petty10 points
- prays10 points
- spray10 points
- agony9 points
- deity9 points
- diary9 points
- dusty9 points
- glory9 points
- yards9 points
- yield9 points
- array8 points
- essay8 points
- irony8 points
- layer8 points
- lousy8 points
- loyal8 points
- relay8 points
- royal8 points
- rusty8 points
- stray8 points
- sunny8 points
- unity8 points
- dizzy27 points
- jiffy21 points
- jerky19 points
- jumpy19 points
- huffy17 points
- juicy17 points
- proxy17 points
- quays17 points
- byway16 points
- chewy16 points
- cocky16 points
- gawky16 points
- joyed16 points
- kayak16 points
- kinky16 points
- picky16 points
- puffy16 points
- flaky15 points
- hippy15 points
- husky15 points
- jetty15 points
- lymph15 points
- nymph15 points
- psych15 points
- bawdy14 points
- bulky14 points
- bumpy14 points
- fishy14 points
- hefty14 points
- milky14 points
- murky14 points
- perky14 points
- pesky14 points
- pokey14 points
- poppy14 points
- puppy14 points
- rocky14 points
- savvy14 points
- showy14 points
- smoky14 points
- tacky14 points
- beefy13 points
- bushy13 points
- dowdy13 points
- dumpy13 points
- dusky13 points
- filmy13 points
- foamy13 points
- foggy13 points
- gummy13 points
- guppy13 points
- homey13 points
- hymns13 points
- itchy13 points
- lynch13 points
- mushy13 points
- phony13 points
- pithy13 points
- privy13 points
- pushy13 points
- thyme13 points
- wispy13 points
- yacht13 points
- yoked13 points
- abbey12 points
- amply12 points
- baggy12 points
- balmy12 points
- booby12 points
- buddy12 points
- buggy12 points
- crypt12 points
- deify12 points
- downy12 points
- dowry12 points
- dryly12 points
- fogey12 points
- goofy12 points
- gravy12 points
- gybed12 points
- hayed12 points
- heady12 points
- kitty12 points
- lanky12 points
- leaky12 points
- lumpy12 points
- muddy12 points
- muggy12 points
- nappy12 points
- nippy12 points
- okays12 points
- paddy12 points
- polyp12 points
- pudgy12 points
- rowdy12 points
- rummy12 points
- shady12 points
- spicy12 points
- sulky12 points
- tabby12 points
- tummy12 points
- vying12 points
- weedy12 points
- windy12 points
- woody12 points
- wordy12 points
- yanks12 points
- yokel12 points
- yokes12 points
- yolks12 points
- bandy11 points
- bayed11 points
- beady11 points
- cagey11 points
- candy11 points
- daddy11 points
- decoy11 points
- decry11 points
- dimly11 points
- dopey11 points
- envoy11 points
- fatty11 points
- ferry11 points
- fiery11 points
- filly11 points
- flyer11 points
- folly11 points
- foray11 points
- foyer11 points
- frays11 points
- giddy11 points
- grimy11 points
- gybes11 points
- harry11 points
- hilly11 points
- holly11 points
- horny11 points
- hotly11 points
- hyena11 points
- ivory11 points
- leafy11 points
- lofty11 points
- lowly11 points
- madly11 points
- mangy11 points
- moldy11 points
- moody11 points
- newsy11 points
- nifty11 points
- ovary11 points
- rugby11 points
- shyer11 points
- slyly11 points
- snowy11 points
- sways11 points
- tawny11 points
- wryer11 points
- yawns11 points
- yowls11 points
- abyss10 points
- aptly10 points
- bayou10 points
- belly10 points
- berry10 points
- booty10 points
- bossy10 points
- brays10 points
- briny10 points
- bully10 points
- bunny10 points
- buoys10 points
- burly10 points
- canny10 points
- corny10 points
- coyer10 points
- crony10 points
- cysts10 points
- dandy10 points
- dingy10 points
- ebony10 points
- gaudy10 points
- godly10 points
- guyed10 points
- manly10 points
- mealy10 points
- misty10 points
- mossy10 points
- mousy10 points
- musty10 points
- nobly10 points
- pansy10 points
- pasty10 points
- patty10 points
- payer10 points
- peony10 points
- piety10 points
- ploys10 points
- preys10 points
- pussy10 points
- putty10 points
- pyres10 points
- repay10 points
- roomy10 points
- ruddy10 points
- saucy10 points
- scaly10 points
- scary10 points
- slimy10 points
- soapy10 points
- soggy10 points
- spays10 points
- syrup10 points
- tipsy10 points
- yelps10 points
- dairy9 points
- daisy9 points
- dally9 points
- ditty9 points
- doily9 points
- dolly9 points
- dryer9 points
- dully9 points
- elegy9 points
- gaily9 points
- gayer9 points
- gooey9 points
- grays9 points
- greys9 points
- gully9 points
- gusty9 points
- needy9 points
- sandy9 points
- seedy9 points
- tardy9 points
- toyed9 points
- yodel9 points
- allay8 points
- alley8 points
- alloy8 points
- inlay8 points
- leery8 points
- loony8 points
- lusty8 points
- lyres8 points
- natty8 points
- ninny8 points
- nutty8 points
- nylon8 points
- rainy8 points
- rally8 points
- ratty8 points
- rayon8 points
- retry8 points
- runny8 points
- sally8 points
- salty8 points
- sassy8 points
- sissy8 points
- slays8 points
- slyer8 points
- sooty8 points
- stony8 points
- surly8 points
- tally8 points
- tarry8 points
- tasty8 points
- tatty8 points
- tinny8 points
- trays8 points
- unsay8 points
- yarns8 points
- yearn8 points
- yeast8 points
- yells8 points
- yeses8 points
- jazzy33 points
- tizzy26 points
- woozy20 points
- ritzy17 points
- wacky17 points
- yucky17 points
- pygmy16 points
- comfy15 points
- funky15 points
- hanky15 points
- hokey15 points
- howdy15 points
- wimpy15 points
- yummy15 points
- cabby14 points
- gypsy14 points
- hyped14 points
- mommy14 points
- peppy14 points
- shyly14 points
- taffy14 points
- wryly14 points
- bylaw13 points
- curvy13 points
- dorky13 points
- dykes13 points
- gabby13 points
- geeky13 points
- hyper13 points
- hypes13 points
- edify12 points
- gushy12 points
- piggy12 points
- silky12 points
- tubby12 points
- tykes12 points
- derby11 points
- dicey11 points
- fanny11 points
- softy11 points
- catty10 points
- leggy10 points
- meaty10 points
- minty10 points
- payee10 points
- potty10 points
- pylon10 points
- raspy10 points
- splay10 points
- syncs10 points
- typos10 points
- gassy9 points
- golly9 points
- gutsy9 points
- nerdy9 points
- synod9 points
- tangy9 points
- artsy8 points
- nanny8 points
- testy8 points
- zippy21 points
- boozy19 points
- jimmy19 points
- gauzy18 points
- kicky18 points
- calyx17 points
- epoxy17 points
- pyxes17 points
- xylem17 points
- flyby16 points
- kooky16 points
- mucky16 points
- daffy15 points
- divvy15 points
- fluky15 points
- hooky15 points
- hubby15 points
- laxly15 points
- balky14 points
- bobby14 points
- campy14 points
- duchy14 points
- glyph14 points
- musky14 points
- spiky14 points
- whiny14 points
- chary13 points
- covey13 points
- coyly13 points
- cushy13 points
- dinky13 points
- gimpy13 points
- harpy13 points
- hymen13 points
- hypos13 points
- myrrh13 points
- phyla13 points
- sylph13 points
- weepy13 points
- wormy13 points
- biddy12 points
- boggy12 points
- busby12 points
- hydra12 points
- hying12 points
- middy12 points
- palmy12 points
- pulpy12 points
- sappy12 points
- snaky12 points
- soppy12 points
- yawed12 points
- yucca12 points
- bogey11 points
- bulgy11 points
- doggy11 points
- finny11 points
- fitly11 points
- flays11 points
- fryer11 points
- fusty11 points
- hoary11 points
- hooey11 points
- hussy11 points
- lefty11 points
- nervy11 points
- noway11 points
- wanly11 points
- warty11 points
- wetly11 points
- yahoo11 points
- yawls11 points
- amity10 points
- batty10 points
- belay10 points
- beryl10 points
- billy10 points
- bonny10 points
- cloys10 points
- dryad10 points
- emery10 points
- icily10 points
- loamy10 points
- loopy10 points
- moray10 points
- mosey10 points
- mussy10 points
- mynas10 points
- noddy10 points
- palsy10 points
- parry10 points
- patsy10 points
- poesy10 points
- prosy10 points
- seamy10 points
- sibyl10 points
- soupy10 points
- spiny10 points
- toddy10 points
- dilly9 points
- dotty9 points
- doyen9 points
- drays9 points
- dyers9 points
- gluey9 points
- gouty9 points
- gunny9 points
- gyros9 points
- idyll9 points
- randy9 points
- rangy9 points
- reedy9 points
- sudsy9 points
- toady9 points
- yogis9 points
- assay8 points
- laity8 points
- satay8 points
- satyr8 points
- sonny8 points
- styli8 points
- sully8 points
- tansy8 points
- teary8 points
- teeny8 points
- terry8 points
- troys8 points
- tryst8 points
- tunny8 points
- tyros8 points
- usury8 points
- muzzy28 points
- zappy21 points
- jammy19 points
- jemmy19 points
- jokey19 points
- jowly18 points
- zingy18 points
- chivy16 points
- ducky15 points
- hammy15 points
- honky15 points
- hunky15 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 1,322
- By usage: 397 very common, 316 common, 609 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jazzy 33
- fizzy 29
- fuzzy 29
- muzzy 28
- dizzy 27
- lezzy 26
- tizzy 26
- jacky 21
- jiffy 21
- quaky 21
Most common
- crazy
- enjoy
- happy
- heavy
- lucky
- fancy
- apply
- cycle
- empty
- handy
Definitions
- crazy (adjective)
- Affected with madness or insanity.
- enjoy (verb)
- Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in.
- happy (adjective)
- Enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure.
- heavy (adjective)
- Of comparatively great physical weight or density.
Below you will find all 1,322 five-letter words containing 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. CRAZY, ENJOY and HAPPY 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
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
Most of the time you are not building a word in empty space but playing through a letter already on the board. That is where a list like this one earns its keep. Find the letter you need to play through, then filter these words with the contains box so only the ones with that letter remain. The best plays are usually the ones where the board letter sits in the middle of your word, because that leaves both ends free for future hooks and keeps the premium squares within reach.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing Y are there?
Our dictionary has 1,322 five-letter words containing Y, of which 713 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 Y?
JAZZY scores 33 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.