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5 letter words with Y

Every five-letter word that contains Y, grouped by where the Y sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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Y can sit in any slot · 2930 words in our list

The short answer

There are 2930 five words with Y in this list. Y is most often the fifth letter, and the most common last letter is Y. The top face-value Scrabble score is 33 for jazzy.

2930five Y words in our list

8%start with Y

64%end in Y

11.4average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 5 letter words with Y

Grouped by where Y first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

Y is the 1st letter (242)

yaars⁸yabas¹⁰yabba¹²yabbi¹²yabby¹⁵yaboo¹⁰yacal¹⁰yacca¹²yacht¹³yacka¹⁴yacks¹⁴yadim¹¹yaffs¹⁴yager⁹yages⁹yagis⁹yagua⁹yahan¹¹yahoo¹¹yaird⁹yajes¹⁵yajna¹⁵yakan¹²yakin¹²yakka¹⁶yakow¹⁵yakut¹²yales⁸yalla⁸yamel¹⁰yamen¹⁰yameo¹⁰yampa¹²yamph¹⁵yampy¹⁵yamun¹⁰yanan⁸yangs⁹yanks¹²yanky¹⁵yaply¹³yapok¹⁴yapon¹⁰yapps¹²yappy¹⁵yaqui¹⁷yarak¹²yaray¹¹yarco¹⁰yards⁹yarer⁸yarfa¹¹yarke¹²yarks¹²yarly¹¹yarns⁸yarrs⁸yarry¹¹yarta⁸yarth¹¹yarto⁸yasht¹¹yasna⁸yates⁸yauds⁹yauld⁹yaups¹⁰yawed¹²yawey¹⁴yawls¹¹yawns¹¹yawny¹⁴yawps¹³yazoo¹⁷ybore¹⁰yclad¹¹ycled¹¹ycond¹¹ydrad¹⁰ydred¹⁰yeads⁹yeahs¹¹yealm¹⁰yeans⁸yeara⁸yeard⁹yearn⁸years⁸yeast⁸yecch¹⁵yechs¹³yechy¹⁶yedes⁹yeech¹³yeeds⁹yeesh¹¹yeets⁸yeggs¹⁰yelek¹²yelks¹²

Y is the 2nd letter (365)

ayahs¹¹ayaya¹¹ayelp¹⁰ayens⁸aygre⁹ayins⁸aylet⁸ayllu⁸ayond⁹ayont⁸ayous⁸ayres⁸ayrie⁸ayuyu¹¹byard¹¹byded¹²bydes¹¹byked¹⁵bykes¹⁴bylaw¹³bynin¹⁰byous¹⁰byres¹⁰byrls¹⁰byron¹⁰byrri¹⁰bysen¹⁰byssi¹⁰bytes¹⁰byway¹⁶cyano¹⁰cyans¹⁰cyath¹³cyber¹²cycad¹³cycas¹²cycle¹²cyclo¹²cyder¹¹cydon¹¹cylix¹⁷cymae¹²cymar¹²cymas¹²cymba¹⁴cymes¹²cymol¹²cymry¹⁵cynic¹²cypre¹²cyril¹⁰cyrus¹⁰cysts¹⁰cytes¹⁰cytol¹⁰cyton¹⁰dyads¹⁰dyaus⁹dyers⁹dying¹⁰dyked¹⁴dyker¹³dykes¹³dykey¹⁶dykon¹³dylan⁹dynam¹¹dynel⁹dynes⁹eyass⁸eyers⁸eyess⁸eyght¹²eying⁹eyots⁸eyoty¹¹eyrar⁸eyras⁸eyren⁸eyrer⁸eyres⁸eyrie⁸eyrir⁸fyces¹³fyked¹⁶fykes¹⁵fyles¹¹fyrds¹²fytte¹¹gyals⁹gyans⁹gybed¹²gybes¹¹gyeld¹⁰gyges¹⁰gygis¹⁰gymel¹¹gymps¹³gynae⁹gynic¹¹

Y is the 3rd letter (311)

abyed¹¹abyes¹⁰abysm¹²abyss¹⁰acyls¹⁰adyta⁹aiyee⁸amylo¹⁰amyls¹⁰anyon⁸aryan⁸aryls⁸asyla⁸asyle⁸async¹⁰atypy¹³avyze²⁰azygy²¹azyme¹⁹azyms¹⁹bayal¹⁰bayed¹¹bayer¹⁰bayes¹⁰bayle¹⁰bayok¹⁴bayou¹⁰bayts¹⁰blype¹²boyar¹⁰boyau¹⁰boyce¹²boyed¹¹boyer¹⁰boyfs¹³boygs¹¹boyla¹⁰boyos¹⁰boysy¹³bryan¹⁰bryce¹²bryon¹⁰bryum¹²buyer¹⁰cayos¹⁰chyak¹⁷chyle¹³chyme¹⁵chynd¹⁴clyde¹¹clyer¹⁰clype¹²coyan¹⁰coyau¹⁰coyed¹¹coyer¹⁰coyly¹³coyol¹⁰coyos¹⁰coypu¹²cryal¹⁰cryer¹⁰crypt¹²cryst¹⁰cuyas¹⁰dayak¹³dayal⁹dayan⁹daych¹⁴daynt⁹deynt⁹dhyal¹²diyas⁹doyen⁹doyle⁹doylt⁹doyly¹²doyst⁹dryad¹⁰dryas⁹dryer⁹dryly¹²dryth¹²dwyka¹⁶egypt¹¹elymi¹⁰emyde¹¹emyds¹¹eryon⁸etyma¹⁰fayal¹¹fayed¹²fayer¹¹fayne¹¹fayre¹¹feyed¹²feyer¹¹feyly¹⁴flyby¹⁶flyer¹¹

Y is the 4th letter (193)

abaya¹⁰aclys¹⁰acryl¹⁰adays⁹alays⁸albyn¹⁰aleye⁸aliya⁸alkyd¹³alkyl¹²allyl⁸ampyx¹⁹anhyd¹²apayd¹¹apays¹⁰arsyl⁸auryl⁸aways¹¹banya¹⁰barye¹⁰basyl¹⁰bedye¹¹beryl¹⁰beryx¹⁷blayk¹⁴blays¹⁰bleys¹⁰boryl¹⁰braye¹⁰brays¹⁰breys¹⁰bunya¹⁰buoys¹⁰burys¹⁰butyl¹⁰butyn¹⁰butyr¹⁰calyx¹⁷carya¹⁰caryl¹⁰ccoya¹²ceryl¹⁰cetyl¹⁰chaya¹³chays¹³choya¹³claye¹⁰clays¹⁰cloye¹⁰cloys¹⁰coryl¹⁰corys¹⁰cotys¹⁰craye¹⁰crays¹⁰croyl¹⁰cumyl¹²cunye¹⁰darya⁹daryl⁹dasya⁹debye¹¹decyl¹¹desyl⁹didym¹²dohyo¹²drays⁹dreys⁹droyl⁹duryl⁹ediya⁹elayl⁸emmys¹²encyc¹²enzym¹⁹ethyl¹¹flays¹¹fleys¹¹floyd¹²floyt¹¹fluyt¹¹frayn¹¹frays¹¹freya¹¹freyr¹¹furyl¹¹genys⁹gleys⁹gonys⁹grays⁹greys⁹gruys⁹herye¹¹hexyl¹⁸hooye¹¹idryl⁹igdyr¹⁰inbye¹⁰indyl⁹ineye⁸

Y is the 5th letter (1819)

abbey¹²abody¹¹abray¹⁰absey¹⁰accoy¹²acedy¹¹acidy¹¹ackey¹⁴adagy¹⁰adaty⁹adlay⁹adoxy¹⁶afley¹¹afray¹¹agamy¹¹agaty⁹aggry¹⁰agley⁹agony⁹aguey⁹aiery⁸alary⁸alday⁹ality⁸allay⁸alley⁸alloy⁸alody⁹alogy⁹alway¹¹ambay¹²ambry¹²amity¹⁰amply¹²angry⁹annoy⁸anomy¹⁰antsy⁸anury⁸apery¹⁰appay¹²apply¹²appuy¹²aptly¹⁰araby¹⁰archy¹³arefy¹¹array⁸arsey⁸artly⁸artsy⁸ascry¹⁰assay⁸astay⁸asway¹¹ataxy¹⁵ately⁸atimy¹⁰atomy¹⁰atony⁸atopy¹⁰attry⁸aunty⁸aveny¹¹avery¹¹awkly¹⁵awmry¹³azofy²⁰azoxy²⁴azury¹⁷babby¹⁴baccy¹⁴backy¹⁶baddy¹²badly¹¹baffy¹⁶baggy¹²bahay¹³baldy¹¹balky¹⁴bally¹⁰balmy¹²bandy¹¹bangy¹¹banky¹⁴banty¹⁰barby¹²bardy¹¹barfy¹³barky¹⁴barly¹⁰barmy¹²barny¹⁰barry¹⁰bassy¹⁰batty¹⁰bawdy¹⁴bawly¹³bawty¹³beady¹¹

Words with two Ys (61)

atypy¹³ayaya¹¹ayuyu¹¹azygy²¹boysy¹³byway¹⁶coyly¹³cymry¹⁵doyly¹²dryly¹²dykey¹⁶eyoty¹¹feyly¹⁴flyby¹⁶gayly¹²gynny¹²gyppy¹⁶gypsy¹⁴hayey¹⁴hyphy¹⁹lyery¹¹mayey¹³myopy¹⁵mythy¹⁶nyaya¹¹onymy¹³pygmy¹⁶rhymy¹⁶shyly¹⁴skyey¹⁵slyly¹¹stymy¹³thymy¹⁶tyiyn¹¹typey¹³wryly¹⁴wysty¹⁴xylyl¹⁸yabby¹⁵yampy¹⁵yanky¹⁵yaply¹³yappy¹⁵yaray¹¹yarly¹¹yarry¹¹yawey¹⁴yawny¹⁴yechy¹⁶yeply¹³yesty¹¹yeuky¹⁵yezzy²⁹yippy¹⁵yobby¹⁵yolky¹⁵yoyos¹¹yucky¹⁷yukky¹⁹yummy¹⁵yuppy¹⁵

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Where does Y sit?

Position of Y in five-letter words

Words are counted by their first Y, so each word appears once. Words with two Ys are listed separately below.

Slot 1242 · 8%yaars, yabas, yabba

Slot 2365 · 12%ayahs, ayaya, ayelp

Slot 3311 · 11%abyed, abyes, abysm

Slot 4193 · 7%abaya, aclys, acryl

Slot 51819 · 62%abbey, abody, abray

Everyday words

Common 5 letter words with Y

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

yearstodaymoneyeveryreplyyahoostudypartystoryyoungdailystyleearlyentrytypesapplyhappyreadyitalymaybeyouthenjoyfullyroyalbuyerheavysorryfunnyharrycarryquerybyteskellycyclehenrylayeremptyarraybuddycrazydelayplaystrulynewlyyoursegypthairyvinyldirtywaynelarryspraymayoryielddiaryebonyyardskerrybootyenemyluckyterryjerrytokyocandybillynancyworrygloryjimmyrugbybarrykenyaessayproxynylonrockyhoneysandyperry

Wordle

Which letters keep company with Y?

Among the 2930 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside Y. They make good second guesses once Y is confirmed.

A1032

E923

S790

R740

O738

L683

N573

T552

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are OO (79), EA (54), EE (45), OU (44), AU (25).

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Sorted by ending

5 letter Y words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-Y	1874	abbey, abody, abray, absey, accoy, acedy, acidy
-S	309	abyes, abyss, aclys, acyls, adays, alays, amyls
-E	136	aiyee, aleye, asyle, avyze, aygre, ayrie, azyme
-A	91	abaya, adyta, aliya, asyla, ayaya, banya, boyla
-D	89	abyed, alkyd, anhyd, apayd, ayond, bayed, boyed
-N	85	albyn, anyon, aryan, bryan, bryon, butyn, bynin
-L	75	acryl, alkyl, allyl, arsyl, auryl, basyl, bayal
-R	68	bayer, boyar, boyer, butyr, buyer, clyer, coyer

Ends	Words	Examples
-TY	199	adaty, agaty, ality, amity, aunty, banty
-LY	198	amply, apply, aptly, artly, ately, awkly
-DY	149	abody, acedy, acidy, alody, baddy, baldy
-KY	148	backy, balky, banky, barky, beaky, becky
-RY	148	aggry, aiery, alary, ambry, angry, anury
-EY	138	abbey, absey, ackey, afley, agley, aguey

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Letter patterns

Y words with striking patterns

Y at both ends

yabbyyampyyankyyaplyyappyyarayyarlyyarryyaweyyawnyyechyyeplyyestyyeukyyezzyyippy

These words open and close with Y.

Two Ys (61)

atypyayayaayuyuazygyboysybywaycoylycymrydoylydrylydykeyeyotyfeylyflybygaylygynny

YA and YO openers

74 words start with YA and 53 start with YO in this list.

yaarsyabasyabbayabbiyabbyyabooyacalyaccayachtyackayacksyadimyaffsyageryagesyagis

Y with Z, X, J or Q (16)

adoxyampyxataxyavyzeazofyazoxyazuryazygyazymeazymsbenjyberyxbezzybizzyblazyboozy

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 5 letter words with Y

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
jazzy	33	34
fezzy	29	28
fizzy	29	28
fuzzy	29	29
huzzy	29	28
vizzy	29	29
wuzzy	29	29
yezzy	29	27
bezzy	28	28
bizzy	28	28
buzzy	28	29
mizzy	28	28

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Words with meanings

15 five-letter Y words, defined

funnyadjectiveAmusing; humorous; comical.

todayadverbOn the current day or date.

yabbanounA traditional Jamaican handmade ceramic cooking pot.

yabbinounSatirical verbal abuse; a roasting.

yabbynounAny of various freshwater crayfish, typically of the genus Cherax, valued as food, especially Cherax destructor of southeastern Australia. .mw-parser-output…

yaboonounAn Afghan pony used as a beast of burden.

yacalnounA Philippine timber tree with heavy hard wood.

yaccanounEither of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus.

yachtnounA slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock. “Would you like to go sailing on my uncle’s yacht?”

yagernounA heavy, muzzle-loading hunting rifle

yaguanounA Central American palm tree, Roystonea dunlapiana

yahannounA Burmese Buddhist monk.

yahoonounA rough, coarse, loud or uncouth individual.

yairdnounObsolete form of yard.

yearsnounplural of year.

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Questions about 5 letter words with Y

How many five-letter words contain Y?

The general English word list used on this page has 2930 five-letter words with Y. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does Y usually sit in a five-letter word?

In this list Y is the fifth letter of 1819, the second letter of 365, the third letter of 311, the first letter of 242, the fourth letter of 193.

What are common five-letter words with Y?

Everyday examples include years, today, money, every, reply, yahoo, study, party, story, young. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which five-letter Y words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are jazzy at 33 and fezzy at 29, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there five-letter words that end in Y?

Yes: abbey, abody, abray, absey, accoy, acedy, acidy, ackey.

Which five-letter words have a silent Y?

Silent-Y words are rare at this length; most five words sound the Y out.

How do I find five-letter words with Y in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ Y in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with Y and words containing Y?

Words starting with Y must begin with it. Words containing Y can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.