SOWPODS dictionary
5 letter words with the letter Y
1,952 five-letter words contain Y.
Need a five-letter word with Y in it? This is the full list from SOWPODS, split by the position of the first Y so you can go straight to the group that fits your Wordle clues. Each word shows its Scrabble score.
Highest scorer: JAZZY at 33 points. 1,952 words total.
Y is the 1st letter (175)
- YAARS8
- YABBA12
- YABBY15
- YACCA12
- YACHT13
- YACKA14
- YACKS14
- YAFFS14
- YAGER9
- YAGIS9
- YAHOO11
- YAIRD9
- YAKKA16
- YAKOW15
- YALES8
- YAMEN10
- YAMPY15
- YAMUN10
- YANGS9
- YANKS12
- YAPOK14
- YAPON10
- YAPPS12
- YAPPY15
- YARCO10
- YARDS9
- YARER8
- YARFA11
- YARKS12
- YARNS8
- YARRS8
- YARTA8
- YARTO8
- YATES8
- YAUDS9
- YAULD9
- YAUPS10
- YAWED12
- YAWEY14
- YAWLS11
- YAWNS11
- YAWNY14
- YAWPS13
- YBORE10
- YCLAD11
- YCLED11
- YCOND11
- YDRAD10
- YDRED10
- YEADS9
- YEAHS11
- YEALM10
- YEANS8
- YEARD9
- YEARN8
- YEARS8
- YEAST8
- YECCH15
- YECHS13
- YECHY16
- YEDES9
- YEEDS9
- YEGGS10
- YELKS12
- YELLS8
- YELMS10
- YELPS10
- YELTS8
- YENTA8
- YENTE8
- YERBA10
- YERDS9
- YERKS12
- YESES8
- YESKS12
- YESTS8
- YESTY11
- YETIS8
- YETTS8
- YEUKS12
- YEUKY15
- YEVEN11
- YEVES11
- YEWEN11
- YEXED16
- YEXES15
- YFERE11
- YIELD9
- YIKED13
- YIKES12
- YILLS8
- YINCE10
- YIPES10
- YIPPY15
- YIRDS9
- YIRKS12
- YIRRS8
- YIRTH11
- YITES8
- YITIE8
- YLEMS10
- YLIKE12
- YLKES12
- YMOLT10
- YMPES12
- YOBBO12
- YOCKS14
- YODEL9
- YODHS12
- YODLE9
- YOGAS9
- YOGEE9
- YOGHS12
- YOGIC11
- YOGIN9
- YOGIS9
- YOICK14
- YOJAN15
- YOKED13
- YOKEL12
- YOKER12
- YOKES12
- YOKUL12
- YOLKS12
- YOLKY15
- YOMIM12
- YOMPS12
- YONIC10
- YONIS8
- YONKS12
- YOOFS11
- YOOPS10
- YORES8
- YORKS12
- YORPS10
- YOUKS12
- YOUNG9
- YOURN8
- YOURS8
- YOURT8
- YOUSE8
- YOUTH11
- YOWED12
- YOWES11
- YOWIE11
- YOWLS11
- YRAPT10
- YRENT8
- YRIVD12
- YRNEH11
- YSAME10
- YTOST8
- YUANS8
- YUCAS10
- YUCCA12
- YUCCH15
- YUCKO14
- YUCKS14
- YUCKY17
- YUFTS11
- YUGAS9
- YUKED13
- YUKES12
- YUKKY19
- YUKOS12
- YULAN8
- YULES8
- YUMMO12
- YUMMY15
- YUMPS12
- YUPON10
- YUPPY15
- YURTA8
- YURTS8
- YUZUS17
Y is the 2nd letter (263)
- AYAHS11
- AYELP10
- AYGRE9
- AYINS8
- AYONT8
- AYRES8
- AYRIE8
- BYDED12
- BYDES11
- BYKED15
- BYKES14
- BYLAW13
- BYRES10
- BYRLS10
- BYSSI10
- BYTES10
- BYWAY16
- CYANO10
- CYANS10
- CYBER12
- CYCAD13
- CYCAS12
- CYCLE12
- CYCLO12
- CYDER11
- CYLIX17
- CYMAE12
- CYMAR12
- CYMAS12
- CYMES12
- CYMOL12
- CYNIC12
- CYSTS10
- CYTES10
- CYTON10
- DYADS10
- DYERS9
- DYING10
- DYKED14
- DYKES13
- DYKEY16
- DYNEL9
- DYNES9
- EYASS8
- EYERS8
- EYING9
- EYOTS8
- EYRAS8
- EYRES8
- EYRIE8
- EYRIR8
- FYCES13
- FYKED16
- FYKES15
- FYLES11
- FYRDS12
- FYTTE11
- GYALS9
- GYBED12
- GYBES11
- GYELD10
- GYMPS13
- GYNAE9
- GYNIE9
- GYNNY12
- GYOZA18
- GYPPO13
- GYPPY16
- GYPSY14
- GYRAL9
- GYRED10
- GYRES9
- GYRON9
- GYROS9
- GYRUS9
- GYTES9
- GYVED13
- GYVES12
- HYDRA12
- HYDRO12
- HYENA11
- HYENS11
- HYING12
- HYKES15
- HYLAS11
- HYLEG12
- HYLES11
- HYLIC13
- HYMEN13
- HYMNS13
- HYNDE12
- HYOID12
- HYPED14
- HYPER13
- HYPES13
- HYPHA16
- HYPOS13
- HYRAX18
- HYSON11
- HYTHE14
- KYACK18
- KYAKS16
- KYANG13
- KYARS12
- KYATS12
- KYBOS14
- KYDST13
- KYLES12
- KYLIE12
- KYLIN12
- KYLIX19
- KYLOE12
- KYNDE13
- KYNDS13
- KYPES14
- KYRIE12
- KYTES12
- KYTHE15
- LYAMS10
- LYARD9
- LYART8
- LYASE8
- LYCEA10
- LYCEE10
- LYCRA10
- LYING9
- LYMES10
- LYMPH15
- LYNCH13
- LYNES8
- LYRES8
- LYRIC10
- LYSED9
- LYSES8
- LYSIN8
- LYSIS8
- LYSOL8
- LYSSA8
- LYTED9
- LYTES8
- LYTHE11
- LYTIC10
- LYTTA8
- MYALL10
- MYLAR10
- MYNAH13
- MYNAS10
- MYOID11
- MYOMA12
- MYOPE12
- MYOPS12
- MYOPY15
- MYRRH13
- MYSID11
- MYTHI13
- MYTHS13
- MYTHY16
- MYXOS17
- NYAFF14
- NYALA8
- NYING9
- NYLON8
- NYMPH15
- NYSSA8
- OYERS8
- PYATS10
- PYETS10
- PYGAL11
- PYGMY16
- PYINS10
- PYLON10
- PYNED11
- PYNES10
- PYOID11
- PYOTS10
- PYRAL10
- PYRAN10
- PYRES10
- PYREX17
- PYRIC12
- PYROS10
- PYXED18
- PYXES17
- PYXIE17
- PYXIS17
- RYALS8
- RYBAT10
- RYKED13
- RYKES12
- RYMME12
- RYNDS9
- RYOTS8
- RYPER10
- SYBBE12
- SYBIL10
- SYBOE10
- SYBOW13
- SYCEE10
- SYCES10
- SYENS8
- SYKER12
- SYKES12
- SYLIS8
- SYLPH13
- SYLVA11
- SYMAR10
- SYNCH13
- SYNCS10
- SYNDS9
- SYNED9
- SYNES8
- SYNOD9
- SYNTH11
- SYPED11
- SYPES10
- SYPHS13
- SYRAH11
- SYREN8
- SYRUP10
- SYSOP10
- SYTHE11
- SYVER11
- TYEES8
- TYERS8
- TYING9
- TYIYN11
- TYKES12
- TYLER8
- TYMPS12
- TYNDE9
- TYNED9
- TYNES8
- TYPAL10
- TYPED11
- TYPES10
- TYPEY13
- TYPIC12
- TYPOS10
- TYPPS12
- TYPTO10
- TYRAN8
- TYRED9
- TYRES8
- TYROS8
- TYTHE11
- VYING12
- WYLED12
- WYLES11
- WYNDS12
- WYNNS11
- WYTED12
- WYTES11
- XYLAN15
- XYLEM17
- XYLIC17
- XYLOL15
- XYLYL18
- XYSTI15
- XYSTS15
- ZYGAL18
- ZYGON18
- ZYMES19
- ZYMIC21
Y is the 3rd letter (202)
- ABYES10
- ABYSM12
- ABYSS10
- ACYLS10
- ADYTA9
- AMYLS10
- ANYON8
- ARYLS8
- ASYLA8
- AVYZE20
- AZYGY21
- AZYME19
- AZYMS19
- BAYED11
- BAYES10
- BAYLE10
- BAYOU10
- BAYTS10
- BLYPE12
- BOYAR10
- BOYAU10
- BOYED11
- BOYFS13
- BOYGS11
- BOYLA10
- BOYOS10
- BOYSY13
- BUYER10
- CHYLE13
- CHYME15
- CHYND14
- CLYPE12
- COYED11
- COYER10
- COYLY13
- COYPU12
- CRYPT12
- DAYAN9
- DAYCH14
- DAYNT9
- DOYEN9
- DOYLY12
- DRYAD10
- DRYER9
- DRYLY12
- EMYDE11
- EMYDS11
- ETYMA10
- FAYED12
- FAYER11
- FAYNE11
- FAYRE11
- FEYED12
- FEYER11
- FEYLY14
- FLYBY16
- FLYER11
- FLYPE13
- FLYTE11
- FOYER11
- FOYLE11
- FOYNE11
- FRYER11
- GAYAL9
- GAYER9
- GAYLY12
- GEYAN9
- GEYER9
- GHYLL12
- GLYPH14
- GOYIM11
- GRYCE11
- GRYDE10
- GRYKE13
- GRYPE11
- GRYPT11
- GUYED10
- GUYLE9
- GUYOT9
- GUYSE9
- HAYED12
- HAYER11
- HAYEY14
- HAYLE11
- HEYED12
- HOYAS11
- HOYED12
- HOYLE11
- HWYLS14
- IDYLL9
- IDYLS9
- JOYED16
- KAYAK16
- KAYLE12
- KAYOS12
- KEYED13
- LAYED9
- LAYER8
- LAYIN8
- LAYUP10
- LOYAL8
- MAYAN10
- MAYAS10
- MAYBE12
- MAYED11
- MAYOR10
- MAYOS10
- MAYST10
- MEYNT10
- MOYAS10
- MOYLE10
- MOYLS10
- NOYAU8
- NOYED9
- NOYES8
- ODYLE9
- ODYLS9
- PAYED11
- PAYEE10
- PAYER10
- PAYOR10
- PAYSD11
- PEYSE10
- PHYLA13
- PHYLE13
- PLYER10
- POYNT10
- POYOU10
- POYSE10
- PRYER10
- PRYSE10
- PSYCH15
- PSYOP12
- QUYTE17
- RAYAH11
- RAYAS8
- RAYED9
- RAYLE8
- RAYNE8
- RAYON8
- RHYME13
- RHYNE11
- RHYTA11
- RIYAL8
- ROYAL8
- ROYNE8
- ROYST8
- SAYED9
- SAYER8
- SAYID9
- SAYNE8
- SAYON8
- SAYST8
- SCYES10
- SEYEN8
- SHYER11
- SHYLY14
- SKYED13
- SKYER12
- SKYEY15
- SKYFS15
- SKYRE12
- SKYRS12
- SKYTE12
- SLYER8
- SLYLY11
- SLYPE10
- SNYES8
- SOYAS8
- SOYLE8
- SOYUZ17
- SPYAL10
- SPYRE10
- STYED9
- STYES8
- STYLE8
- STYLI8
- STYLO8
- STYME10
- STYMY13
- STYRE8
- STYTE8
- TAYRA8
- THYME13
- THYMI13
- THYMY16
- TOYED9
- TOYER8
- TOYON8
- TOYOS8
- TRYER8
- TRYKE12
- TRYMA10
- TRYPS10
- TRYST8
- TUYER8
- TWYER11
- ULYIE8
- WAYED12
- WRYER11
- WRYLY14
- ZAYIN17
Y is the 4th letter (96)
- ABAYA10
- ADAYS9
- ALAYS8
- ALEYE8
- ALIYA8
- ALKYD13
- ALKYL12
- ALLYL8
- APAYD11
- APAYS10
- AWAYS11
- BARYE10
- BEDYE11
- BERYL10
- BLAYS10
- BLEYS10
- BRAYS10
- BREYS10
- BUNYA10
- BUOYS10
- BUTYL10
- CALYX17
- CETYL10
- CHAYA13
- CHAYS13
- CLAYS10
- CLOYE10
- CLOYS10
- CRAYS10
- DEBYE11
- DOHYO12
- DRAYS9
- DREYS9
- EMMYS12
- ENZYM19
- ETHYL11
- FLAYS11
- FLEYS11
- FLUYT11
- FRAYS11
- GLEYS9
- GONYS9
- GRAYS9
- GREYS9
- HERYE11
- HEXYL18
- INBYE10
- JOEYS15
- KHAYA15
- KUMYS14
- NONYL8
- OBEYS10
- OCTYL10
- OFAYS11
- OKAYS12
- OXEYE15
- PIOYE10
- PIOYS10
- PLAYA10
- PLAYS10
- PLOYS10
- POLYP12
- POLYS10
- PRAYS10
- PREYS10
- PROYN10
- QUAYD18
- QUAYS17
- QUEYN17
- QUEYS17
- REDYE9
- SATYR8
- SDAYN9
- SHAYA11
- SHAYS11
- SHOYU11
- SIBYL10
- SLAYS8
- SLEYS8
- SLOYD9
- SPAYD11
- SPAYS10
- STAYS8
- SWAYL11
- SWAYS11
- SWEYS11
- THUYA11
- TOLYL8
- TRAYS8
- TREYS8
- TROYS8
- TWAYS11
- UPBYE12
- VINYL11
- WHEYS14
- WOMYN13
Y is the 5th letter (400 of 1,216)
- ABBEY12
- ACCOY12
- AMBRY12
- AMPLY12
- APPAY12
- APPLY12
- APPUY12
- ATAXY15
- AWMRY13
- AZURY17
- BACCY14
- BADDY12
- BAFFY16
- BAGGY12
- BALKY14
- BALMY12
- BARBY12
- BARKY14
- BARMY12
- BAWDY14
- BAWTY13
- BEAKY14
- BEAMY12
- BEEFY13
- BEVVY16
- BICCY14
- BIDDY12
- BIFFY16
- BIGGY12
- BILBY12
- BIVVY16
- BIZZY28
- BLIMY12
- BLOWY13
- BOBBY14
- BOGGY12
- BOOBY12
- BOOFY13
- BOOKY14
- BOOMY12
- BOOZY19
- BOSKY14
- BOTHY13
- BRAKY14
- BRAXY17
- BUBBY14
- BUDDY12
- BUFFY16
- BUGGY12
- BULKY14
- BUMPY14
- BUNJY17
- BUPPY14
- BUSBY12
- BUSHY13
- BUSKY14
- BUZZY28
- CABBY14
- CACKY16
- CADDY12
- CADGY12
- CAKEY14
- CALMY12
- CAMPY14
- CARBY12
- CARVY13
- CASKY14
- CHARY13
- CHEVY16
- CHEWY16
- CHIVY16
- CHOKY17
- CIGGY12
- CIVVY16
- COBBY14
- COCKY16
- COLBY12
- COMBY14
- COMFY15
- COMMY14
- CONKY14
- COOKY14
- COOMY12
- COPAY12
- COPPY14
- COPSY12
- CORBY12
- CORKY14
- COVEY13
- COWRY13
- COZEY19
- CRAPY12
- CRAZY19
- CREPY12
- CUBBY14
- CUDDY12
- CUPPY14
- CURVY13
- CUSHY13
- DAFFY15
- DAMPY13
- DARKY13
- DASHY12
- DEAWY12
- DEBBY13
- DEIFY12
- DEOXY16
- DICKY15
- DIKEY13
- DINKY13
- DIPPY13
- DISHY12
- DITZY18
- DIVVY15
- DIZZY27
- DOBBY13
- DOOZY18
- DORKY13
- DOWDY13
- DOWLY12
- DOWNY12
- DOWRY12
- DRUXY16
- DUCHY14
- DUCKY15
- DUMKY15
- DUMMY13
- DUMPY13
- DUPPY13
- DUSKY13
- EDIFY12
- EMBAY12
- EMPTY12
- ENJOY15
- ENSKY12
- EPOXY17
- FADDY13
- FAGGY13
- FAKEY15
- FANCY13
- FARCY13
- FAWNY14
- FEMMY15
- FENDY12
- FEZZY29
- FIFTY14
- FILMY13
- FISHY14
- FIZZY29
- FLAKY15
- FLAMY13
- FLAWY14
- FLAXY18
- FLUKY15
- FOAMY13
- FOGEY12
- FOGGY13
- FOLKY15
- FOODY12
- FORBY13
- FORKY15
- FROWY14
- FUBBY15
- FUBSY13
- FUDDY13
- FUFFY17
- FUGGY13
- FUGLY12
- FUNDY12
- FUNKY15
- FURZY20
- FUZZY29
- GABBY13
- GAMMY13
- GAPPY13
- GAUZY18
- GAWCY14
- GAWKY16
- GAWSY12
- GEEKY13
- GEMMY13
- GIMPY13
- GIPPY13
- GLAZY18
- GOBBY13
- GOOKY13
- GUCKY15
- GUMMY13
- GUNKY13
- GUPPY13
- HAMMY15
- HANKY15
- HAPLY13
- HAPPY15
- HARPY13
- HASHY14
- HEAPY13
- HEAVY14
- HEDGY13
- HEFTY14
- HEMPY15
- HERBY13
- HINKY15
- HIPLY13
- HIPPY15
- HOBBY15
- HOKEY15
- HOMEY13
- HONKY15
- HOOKY15
- HOPPY15
- HOWDY15
- HUBBY15
- HUFFY17
- HUGGY13
- HULKY15
- HUMPY15
- HUNKY15
- HUSHY14
- HUSKY15
- HUZZY29
- IMSHY13
- ITCHY13
- JACKY21
- JAGGY17
- JAKEY19
- JAMMY19
- JANNY15
- JANTY15
- JASEY15
- JAZZY33
- JEELY15
- JELLY15
- JEMMY19
- JENNY15
- JERKY19
- JERRY15
- JETTY15
- JIFFY21
- JIGGY17
- JIMMY19
- JIMPY19
- JIVEY18
- JOKEY19
- JOLLY15
- JOLTY15
- JONTY15
- JOTTY15
- JOWLY18
- JUICY17
- JUMBY19
- JUMPY19
- JUNKY19
- JUTTY15
- KANDY13
- KARZY21
- KEDGY14
- KELPY14
- KEMPY16
- KERKY16
- KICKY18
- KIDDY14
- KINDY13
- KINKY16
- KIRBY14
- KOOKY16
- LAXLY15
- LEZZY26
- LUCKY14
- LUVVY14
- MAMMY14
- MANKY14
- MARVY13
- MASHY13
- MAWKY17
- MAZEY19
- MESHY13
- MICKY16
- MIFFY16
- MIFTY13
- MILKY14
- MIRKY14
- MIZZY28
- MOBBY14
- MOCHY15
- MOMMY14
- MOPPY14
- MOTHY13
- MUCKY16
- MUHLY13
- MUMMY14
- MURKY14
- MUSHY13
- MUSKY14
- MUZZY28
- NAVVY14
- NICKY14
- NIFFY14
- OCHRY13
- PAPPY14
- PARKY14
- PAWKY17
- PEAKY14
- PEAVY13
- PECKY16
- PEPPY14
- PERKY14
- PESKY14
- PHONY13
- PICCY14
- PICKY16
- PIGMY13
- PIKEY14
- PINKY14
- PIPPY14
- PISKY14
- PITHY13
- POCKY16
- POKEY14
- POMMY14
- POOFY13
- POOVY13
- POPPY14
- PORKY14
- POWNY13
- POZZY28
- PREXY17
- PRIVY13
- PROXY17
- PUFFY16
- PUNKY14
- PUPPY14
- PUSHY13
- QUAKY21
- QUERY17
- RITZY17
- ROCKY14
- SAVVY14
- SHAKY15
- SHOWY14
- SIXTY15
- SKIVY15
- SMOKY14
- SOPHY13
- SPEWY13
- SPIKY14
- SUCKY14
- SWAMY13
- TACKY14
- TAFFY14
- TECHY13
- THAWY14
- THEWY14
- TICHY13
- TICKY14
- TIZZY26
- TOCKY14
- TOFFY14
- TOUZY17
- TOWZY20
- VAMPY15
- VIBEY13
- VICHY16
- VIEWY14
- VUGGY13
- VUGHY15
- WACKY17
- WADDY13
- WANKY15
- WARBY13
- WASHY14
- WASPY13
- WAVEY14
- WEBBY15
- WEDGY13
- WEEPY13
- WHINY14
- WHITY14
- WICKY17
- WIDDY13
- WIFEY14
- WIFTY14
- WIGGY13
- WIMPY15
- WISPY13
- WITHY14
- WOMBY15
- WONKY15
- WOOFY14
- WOOZY20
- WORMY13
- ZAPPY21
- ZESTY17
- ZINCY19
- ZINGY18
- ZINKY21
- ZIPPY21
- ZLOTY17
- ZOOEY17
- ZOOTY17
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How the 1,952 words with Y break down
1,952 of the 12,478 five-letter words in SOWPODS contain Y, which is 15.6% of the list. That makes Y the 12th most common letter in five-letter words.
Position matters in Wordle. Y turns up most often as the 5th letter (1,216 words) and least often as the 4th letter (96). 40 words use Y more than once, for example AZYGY and BOYSY.
If Y came up yellow in your last guess, it's in the answer but not where you put it, so skip the group for that position. If it was green, only that group matters. For anything more specific, the Wordle solver filters by every clue at once.
Questions about 5 letter words with Y
How many 5 letter words have the letter Y?
1,952 five-letter words in the SOWPODS dictionary contain Y, out of 12,478 in total.
Which position is Y most common in?
Y is most often the 5th letter, in 1,216 words.
Which 5 letter word with Y scores the most in Scrabble?
JAZZY scores 33 points.
Are these words all valid in Wordle?
They are all valid Scrabble words. Wordle's answers come from a much shorter list of everyday words, so use this page for the pool of possibilities rather than a prediction.