5 Letter Words Ending in Y
Need five-letter words that end in Y? There are 1,248 valid 5 letter words ending in Y, and 237 of them are common everyday words. The most used is every. Use the finder for your Wordle clues, or browse the lists below. To search all words at once, use the 5 letter word search.
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5 letter words ending in Y at a glance
- Valid words
- 1,248
- Common words
- 237
- Most common
- every
- Top Scrabble score (common)
- jazzy 33 pts
- Top Scrabble score (all)
- jazzy 33 pts
- Best Wordle guess in this set
- early
- The 1st letter is S in 12% of common words.
- The 2nd letter is A in 19% of common words.
- The 3rd letter is R in 12% of common words.
- The 4th letter is L in 15% of common words.
Common 5 letter words ending in Y (237)
The words with 5 letters ending in Y you're most likely to know, most used first.
- every11
- money10
- today9
- party10
- story8
- early8
- happy15
- ready9
- study9
- sorry8
- enjoy15
- crazy19
- daily9
- funny11
- heavy14
- carry10
- fully11
- truly8
- worry11
- apply12
- lucky14
- enemy10
- entry8
- angry9
- empty12
- dirty9
- reply10
- badly11
- newly11
- buddy12
- delay9
- marry10
- rugby11
- silly8
- honey11
- scary10
- daddy11
- glory9
- fancy13
- rally8
- billy10
- candy11
- fifty14
- mercy12
- essay8
- bobby14
- nasty8
- unity8
- forty11
- sandy9
- sadly9
- spray10
- rocky14
- hurry11
- array8
- belly10
- derby11
- dairy9
- diary9
- fairy11
- penny10
- petty10
- sunny8
- lobby12
- ferry11
- puppy14
- kitty12
- berry10
- handy12
- sally8
- curry10
- hobby15
- risky12
- sixty15
- randy9
- mommy14
- abbey12
- bunny10
- holly11
- shiny11
- teddy10
- alley8
- bully10
- messy10
- molly10
- hardy12
- irony8
- relay8
- ivory11
- tasty8
- decay11
- imply12
- merry10
- woody12
- fatty11
- hairy11
- spicy12
- daisy9
- jelly15
- rainy8
- salty8
- stray8
- proxy17
- shady12
- juicy17
- moody11
- dusty9
- noisy8
- manly10
- repay10
- fuzzy29
- dummy13
- query17
- sonny8
- comfy15
- funky15
- paddy12
- tally8
- alloy8
- rusty8
- weary11
- agony9
- curly10
- muddy12
- booty10
- nanny8
- poppy14
- needy9
- patty10
- fiery11
- goofy12
- jolly15
- mummy14
- windy12
- furry11
- oddly10
- savvy14
- witty11
- deity9
- dolly9
- yummy15
- chevy16
- milky14
- envoy11
- gravy12
- annoy8
- privy13
- snowy11
- shaky15
- wally11
- parry10
- dizzy27
- tummy12
- hubby15
- cocky16
- misty10
- pinky14
- hefty14
- phony13
- tammy12
- ebony10
- folly11
- itchy13
- lofty11
- picky16
- doggy11
- smoky14
- buggy12
- dodgy11
- lousy8
- bulky14
- emery10
- leafy11
- piggy12
- stony8
- hasty11
- husky15
- wacky17
- assay8
- fishy14
- lowly11
- godly10
- missy10
- potty10
- silky12
- dandy10
- lefty11
- corny10
- sissy8
- giddy11
- lorry8
- rowdy12
- sassy8
- palsy10
- telly8
- foggy13
- nutty8
- bumpy14
- tacky14
- hilly11
- madly11
- nifty11
- aunty8
- baggy12
- gabby13
- curvy13
- filly11
- soggy10
- dowry12
- puffy16
- aptly10
- murky14
- patsy10
- gully9
- sully8
- epoxy17
- jerky19
- pesky14
- piety10
- howdy15
- slimy10
- unify11
- coney10
- leaky12
- teeny8
- decoy11
- foray11
- fussy11
- goody10
- jetty15
- moray10
- meaty10
- ruddy10
- duchy14
- hippy15
- jazzy33
- pushy13
How to find a five-letter word that ends in a Y
Looking for 5 letter words that end with Y to solve a Wordle? The finder above already has Y in the last green box; add your other clues.
A real example from our word list: the answer is TEDDY, and all you know is that it ends in Y, which leaves 237 common words. Open with EARLY, the guess that splits this set most evenly.
Guess 1: EARLY Y is green and E is yellow, and the rest are grey. That leaves 16 possible answers.
Guess 2: DEITY E and Y are green and D and T are yellow, and the rest are grey. That leaves 1 possible answer.
Guess 3: TEDDY All five letters are green. Solved in 3.
What comes before the final Y?
The most common endings are -LY (15%), -TY (13%) and -RY (12%). If you know the last letter is Y, these pairs are the best place to start for the fourth letter.
| Ends in | Number of common words | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| -LY | 36 | early, daily, fully, truly |
| -TY | 31 | party, empty, dirty, fifty |
| -RY | 28 | every, story, sorry, carry |
| -DY | 23 | ready, study, buddy, daddy |
| -KY | 19 | lucky, rocky, risky, funky |
| -NY | 15 | funny, penny, sunny, bunny |
What the most common ones mean
- every
- adjective(used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
- money
- nounthe most common medium of exchange
- today
- nounthe present time or age
- party
- nounan organization to gain political power
- story
- nouna message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events
- early
- adjectiveat or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
- happy
- adjectiveenjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
- ready
- adjectivecompletely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
- study
- nouna detailed critical inspection
- sorry
- adjectivefeeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
- enjoy
- verbderive or receive pleasure from
- crazy
- adjectiveaffected with madness or insanity
- daily
- adverbevery day
- funny
- adjectivearousing or provoking laughter
- heavy
- adjectiveof comparatively great physical weight or density
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
About 5 letter words ending in Y
Most 5 letter words ending in Y are adjectives made by adding -y to a noun (salt becomes salty, dust becomes dusty) or adverbs ending in -LY, like early, daily and truly. Many double the consonant before the Y, as in happy, funny and sorry, so if you have Y at the end and a yellow letter you can't place, try it twice in the third and fourth spots. A few Y words have no other vowel at all, like shyly and slyly.
Only two letters end more 5 letter words than Y.
Common endings with Y
Among common 5 letter words, Y is the second most common last letter after E, and its families are easy to spot. -LY words include badly, fully, newly and sadly. -TY words include dirty, empty, fifty, forty, nasty, party and unity. -RY words include angry, carry, entry, glory, hurry, marry, story and worry. -DY words include buddy, candy, daddy, ready, sandy and study. Doubled letters before the Y are common, as in buddy, carry, hurry and silly. If Y is green last, testing L, T and R in the fourth spot is the fastest next step. For Y at the start, see 5 letter words starting with Y.
Vowels in 5 letter words ending in Y
A is the most common vowel here, appearing in 33% of the common words, followed by O (26%) and E (22%). The least common is U (19%).
75% have just one vowel, like party, story, happy and study.
A few have no A, E, I, O or U at all, because Y does the vowel's job: pygmy, flyby, slyly, shyly and wryly.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
By main meaning (WordNet), there are 113 nouns, 97 adjectives, 18 verbs and 9 adverbs.
Nouns include money, today and party. Adjectives include every, early and happy. Verbs include enjoy, carry and worry. Adverbs include daily, fully and truly.
Best Wordle guesses that end in Y
Top guesses, with the average number of the 237 common words each leaves: EARLY (27.1), RELAY (28.4), DAIRY (28.8), RAINY (29.0) and STORY (29.7).
46% repeat a letter, and 100 have a double letter, like happy, sorry, funny and carry.
Highest-scoring 5 letter words ending in Y in Scrabble
Top common words: jazzy (33), fuzzy (29) and dizzy (27). All valid words: jazzy (33), fuzzy (29) and fizzy (29). 175 words reach 15 points or more.
All 1,248 valid 5 letter words ending in Y1,011 rarer words accepted in Scrabble and Wordle, not shown above. Plurals are marked.
- henry11
- harry11
- jimmy19
- kelly12
- barry10
- jerry15
- danny9
- terry8
- perry10
- tommy12
- nancy10
- betty10
- riley8
- jenny15
- kerry12
- corey10
- kirby14
- benny10
- sammy12
- peggy12
- monty10
- foley11
- buffy16
- polly10
- lowry11
- darcy11
- lacey10
- colby12
- donny9
- girly9
- bundy11
- derry9
- nerdy9
- nelly8
- footy11
- savoy11
- reddy10
- booby12
- bushy13
- ginny9
- bossy10
- diddy11
- gummy13
- caddy12
- perky14
- chewy16
- geeky13
- mushy13
- ovary11
- runny8
- tilly8
- heady12
- hotly11
- bogey11
- posey10
- micky16
- saucy10
- amity10
- artsy8
- canny10
- putty10
- whiny14
- nappy12
- pasty10
- flaky15
- tipsy10
- gooey9
- leary8
- surly8
- bonny10
- lindy9
- lumpy12
- teary8
- wonky15
- dusky13
- gaudy10
- musty10
- seedy9
- burly10
- dingy10
- fizzy29
- jacky21
- lolly8
- scaly10
- lusty8
- batty10
- bitty10
- dimly11
- honky15
- showy14
- tabby12
- clary10
- dally9
- loony8
- pansy10
- tawny11
- grimy11
- laity8
- wimpy15
- corby12
- homey13
- lovey11
- natty8
- soapy10
- spiky14
- beefy13
- vichy16
- bally10
- crony10
- dicky15
- gutsy9
- lanky12
- dorky13
- hunky15
- pygmy16
- elegy9
- golly9
- taffy14
- balmy12
- nitty8
- saggy10
- allay8
- minty10
- moldy11
- tardy9
- vardy12
- busby12
- dopey11
- ducky15
- inlay8
- sappy12
- daffy15
- dicey11
- jumpy19
- loopy10
- porky14
- roomy10
- cushy13
- hoppy15
- tubby12
- gipsy11
- dilly9
- jiffy21
- mossy10
- raspy10
- spiny10
- tangy9
- dinky13
- dobby13
- hokey15
- mammy14
- amply12
- covey13
- debby13
- gilly9
- pithy13
- swamy13
- washy14
- decry11
- downy12
- alway11
- gusty9
- baldy11
- corky14
- ditty9
- kooky16
- leery8
- zooey17
- kandy13
- peony10
- retry8
- bawdy14
- catty10
- henny11
- pappy14
- reedy9
- wordy12
- bandy11
- bendy11
- cubby14
- hammy15
- nosey8
- toddy10
- pokey14
- testy8
- usury8
- cuddy12
- muggy12
- peppy14
- antsy8
- boozy19
- lordy9
- wifey14
- zippy21
- campy14
- sooty8
- boney10
- dotty9
- harpy13
- matey10
- flyby16
- guppy13
- sippy12
- tippy12
- wooly11
- beady11
- doozy18
- gandy10
- gundy10
- leggy10
- piney10
- yucky17
- peaky14
- pudgy12
- ratty8
- buzzy28
- linky12
- slyly11
- kiddy14
- kissy12
- pally10
- belay10
- jokey19
- musky14
- tarry8
- boggy12
- junky19
- shyly14
- wispy13
- cutty10
- dowdy13
- foamy13
- hissy11
- pacey12
- wryly14
- zesty17
- coley10
- mealy10
- woozy20
- biddy12
- cagey11
- nobly10
- fundy12
- gassy9
- jammy19
- nippy12
- pouty10
- tinny8
- webby15
- bigly11
- fugly12
- hanky15
- pervy13
- rummy12
- weedy12
- kiley12
- goldy10
- lossy8
- punky14
- weepy13
- cissy10
- dryly12
- sulky12
- barmy12
- dumpy13
- doody10
- meany10
- beaty10
- burry10
- gunny9
- soppy12
- hoary11
- hoody12
- marly10
- mucky16
- peaty10
- toney8
- bitsy10
- soupy10
- ponty10
- tizzy26
- massy10
- murry10
- nervy11
- porgy11
- ditzy18
- hooky15
- satay8
- byway16
- dippy13
- nobby12
- pulpy12
- ritzy17
- divvy15
- jiggy17
- loamy10
- melty10
- minny10
- noddy10
- pricy12
- bluey10
- huffy17
- seely8
- softy11
- welly11
- briny10
- dancy11
- duddy11
- gaily9
- lippy12
- techy13
- biffy16
- gally9
- tatty8
- mosey10
- peavy13
- genny9
- hussy11
- tansy8
- gauzy18
- beery10
- bunty10
- deary9
- gammy13
- toady9
- bubby14
- filmy13
- holey11
- kelty12
- limey10
- weeny11
- cakey14
- doily9
- dungy10
- flory11
- herby13
- silty8
- mangy11
- mardy11
- sepoy10
- gamey11
- jonty15
- splay10
- verry11
- coyly13
- malty10
- mopey12
- ticky14
- veiny11
- warty11
- cully10
- delly9
- punny10
- bothy13
- fuddy13
- sophy13
- tiddy10
- purty10
- talky12
- zloty17
- slaty8
- warby13
- faery11
- rooty8
- wormy13
- pocky16
- deoxy16
- huggy13
- mousy10
- ology9
- biggy12
- copay12
- muzzy28
- butty10
- cobby14
- hurly11
- bizzy28
- cardy11
- jakey19
- carny10
- drily9
- finny11
- lammy12
- totty8
- cooly10
- edify12
- gushy12
- rorty8
- bilby12
- cabby14
- canty10
- folky15
- leavy11
- neddy10
- tolly8
- jemmy19
- cooky14
- ninny8
- unary8
- barby12
- bassy10
- newsy11
- ropey10
- waddy13
- wiggy13
- wussy11
- gawky16
- hotty11
- noway11
- puddy12
- rangy9
- uplay10
- gimpy13
- manky14
- tokay12
- goopy11
- wavey14
- dully9
- ferny11
- tunny8
- yappy15
- culty10
- dunny9
- haply13
- kindy13
- lardy9
- pardy11
- rebuy10
- vampy15
- zingy18
- pandy11
- deify12
- hooey11
- seamy10
- ditsy9
- humpy15
- moony10
- withy14
- gobby13
- beaky14
- colly10
- dishy12
- hinky15
- gamay11
- gouty9
- parly10
- poley10
- beany10
- samey10
- soddy10
- toppy12
- muley10
- deray9
- cundy11
- darky13
- fenny11
- janny15
- netty8
- tenny8
- baddy12
- cuppy14
- grody10
- gussy9
- herry11
- kilty12
- pigmy13
- serry8
- snaky12
- doomy11
- platy10
- tichy13
- booky14
- carby12
- moggy12
- pommy14
- puggy12
- barny10
- spacy12
- gluey9
- muhly13
- parky14
- looby10
- mumsy12
- sudsy9
- cutey10
- fogey12
- fusty11
- poesy10
- blowy13
- felty11
- nubby12
- podgy12
- baccy14
- chary13
- foody12
- icily10
- duppy13
- germy11
- kicky18
- middy12
- bungy11
- gappy13
- glady10
- hoagy12
- mimsy12
- navvy14
- nonny8
- palay10
- pinny10
- fluky15
- linny8
- miffy16
- palmy12
- rammy12
- barky14
- bevvy16
- dooly9
- felly11
- pippy14
- hyphy19
- mussy10
- raggy10
- tufty11
- atopy10
- balky14
- civvy16
- gelly9
- rhody12
- waspy13
- bulgy11
- cosey10
- wicky17
- gooby11
- onely8
- reify11
- subby12
- naggy10
- peery10
- wolly11
- zappy21
- boomy12
- fabby15
- rubby12
- boody11
- saury8
- tanky12
- unsay8
- botty10
- ciggy12
- conky14
- rutty8
- stroy8
- yuppy15
- rushy11
- yippy15
- gurry9
- pukey14
- veery11
- winey11
- daggy11
- fitly11
- hooty11
- jowly18
- lairy8
- lamby12
- loury8
- poncy12
- tarty8
- cowry13
- bivvy16
- fakey15
- gutty9
- hinny11
- sarky12
- wanly11
- alary8
- boogy11
- gunky13
- goony9
- wetly11
- bialy10
- coppy14
- porty10
- faddy13
- popsy12
- runty8
- bosky14
- hooly11
- rawly11
- vibey13
- towny11
- duroy9
- mopsy12
- roary8
- wingy12
- calmy12
- deedy10
- stagy9
- jaggy17
- tutty8
- yabby15
- hosey11
- perdy11
- poney10
- commy14
- doddy11
- marvy13
- bardy11
- lurgy9
- narky12
- drusy9
- deely9
- forky15
- goaty9
- renay8
- woofy14
- banty10
- gemmy13
- onlay8
- stewy11
- laxly15
- fisty11
- mincy12
- hully11
- ribby12
- vasty11
- whity14
- beamy12
- mizzy28
- dashy12
- dormy11
- mamey12
- nutsy8
- pesty10
- rumpy12
- wanty11
- gayly12
- gippy13
- leccy12
- motty10
- choky17
- forby13
- pecky16
- surfy11
- wedgy13
- blady11
- liney8
- prexy17
- rekey12
- ambry12
- linty8
- mazey19
- rooky12
- shaly11
- crapy12
- horsy11
- larky12
- mashy13
- atomy10
- cooey10
- glary9
- mingy11
- rindy9
- boxty17
- farcy13
- festy11
- milty10
- nooky12
- oracy10
- durry9
- looey8
- poddy12
- atony8
- curdy11
- potsy10
- ridgy10
- tusky12
- yolky15
- haily11
- prosy10
- ricey10
- scray10
- femmy15
- goosy9
- manty10
- abray10
- absey10
- accoy12
- acidy11
- aggry10
- agley9
- aiery8
- anomy10
- apery10
- appay12
- appuy12
- arefy11
- asway11
- ataxy15
- atimy10
- awmry13
- azury17
- azygy21
- baffy16
- bawty13
- beigy11
- benty10
- beray10
- biccy14
- bilgy11
- bingy11
- birsy10
- blimy12
- bliny10
- bludy11
- booay10
- boofy13
- borty10
- bousy10
- boysy13
- braky14
- braxy17
- brosy10
- bufty13
- bunjy17
- buppy14
- busky14
- cacky16
- cadgy12
- carvy13
- casky14
- certy10
- chivy16
- coaly10
- comby14
- coomy12
- copsy12
- cozey19
- crepy12
- crudy11
- crusy10
- curny10
- cuspy12
- dampy13
- dauby11
- deawy12
- denay9
- dicty11
- dikey13
- dogey10
- donsy9
- dorty9
- dowly12
- doyly12
- drony9
- druxy16
- dumky15
- duply11
- durgy10
- elogy9
- embay12
- ensky12
- fatly11
- fawny14
- fendy12
- ferly11
- feyly14
- fezzy29
- firry11
- flamy13
- flary11
- flawy14
- flaxy18
- fluey11
- fluty11
- fonly11
- frory11
- frowy14
- fubby15
- fubsy13
- fuffy17
- fuggy13
- furzy20
- gaspy11
- gaucy11
- gaumy11
- gawcy14
- gawsy12
- genty9
- gilpy11
- glazy18
- gleby11
- globy11
- goary9
- goety9
- gooky13
- gooly9
- goory9
- gormy11
- gorsy9
- grapy11
- gripy11
- grisy9
- gucky15
- gulfy12
- gulpy11
- gungy10
- gurly9
- gynny12
- gyppy16
- hashy14
- hayey14
- heapy13
- hedgy13
- heedy12
- hempy15
- hiply13
- hulky15
- hushy14
- huzzy29
- imshy13
- janty15
- jasey15
- jeely15
- jimpy19
- jivey18
- jolty15
- jotty15
- jumby19
- jutty15
- karsy12
- karzy21
- kaury12
- kedgy14
- kelpy14
- kempy16
- kerky16
- laldy9
- lathy11
- lavvy14
- lawny11
- leady9
- leany8
- ledgy10
- limby12
- lingy9
- loggy10
- loppy12
- lummy12
- lurry8
- lushy11
- luvvy14
- malmy12
- masty10
- mauby12
- mawky17
- meiny10
- meshy13
- midgy12
- mifty13
- mirky14
- mirly10
- mobby14
- mobey12
- mochy15
- mooly10
- moory10
- moppy14
- motey10
- mothy13
- murly10
- myopy15
- mythy16
- niffy14
- nirly8
- nitry8
- noily8
- nouny8
- nowty11
- nuddy10
- nunny8
- nurdy9
- ochry13
- onery8
- otary8
- oundy9
- outby10
- paspy12
- patly10
- pawky17
- peeoy10
- piccy14
- piony10
- pisky14
- plumy12
- poboy12
- pogey11
- pongy11
- poovy13
- powny13
- pozzy28
- praty10
- predy11
- premy12
- primy12
- pudsy11
- punty10
- purpy12
- pursy10
- quaky21
- reamy10
- reccy12
- redly9
- redry9
- reefy11
- reeky12
- refly11
- refry11
- reney8
- resay8
- resty8
- rifty11
- roguy9
- roily8
- roofy11
- roopy10
- roupy10
- ruggy10
- rumly10
- savey11
- scody11
- sedgy10
- seepy10
- seity8
- senvy11
- sesey8
- shily11
- sinky12
- skiey12
- skivy15
- skyey15
- slily8
- slopy10
- snary8
- snipy10
- soily8
- sonly8
- sonsy8
- sooey8
- spewy13
- spiry10
- spumy12
- stimy10
- stivy11
- stogy9
- stymy13
- suety8
- surgy9
- swaly11
- taggy10
- talcy10
- tenty8
- tepoy10
- thawy14
- thewy14
- thymy16
- tinty8
- tocky14
- toffy14
- toshy11
- tossy8
- tousy8
- touzy17
- towsy11
- towzy20
- tripy10
- tumpy12
- turfy11
- twiny11
- typey13
- umpty12
- uncoy10
- unlay8
- unpay10
- updry11
- upsey10
- vairy11
- vealy11
- veily11
- veney11
- viewy14
- voddy13
- vuggy13
- vughy15
- vutty11
- walty11
- waney11
- wenny11
- widdy13
- wifty14
- womby15
- yampy15
- yawey14
- yawny14
- yechy16
- yesty11
- yeuky15
- yukky19
- zincy19
- zinky21
- zooty17
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words ending in Y are there?
1,248 valid words; 237 of them are common everyday words.
What is a five-letter word that ends in a Y?
The most common is every. Other everyday examples are money, today and party.
What is the best Wordle guess that ends in Y?
early, leaving about 27.1 possible answers on average.
Which 5 letter word ending in Y scores the most in Scrabble?
Among common words, jazzy scores 33 points. Among all valid words, jazzy scores 33.
What 5 letter words start with S and end in Y?
S is the most common first letter for these words (28 of the common words). Examples: story, study, sorry and silly.
Do more 5 letter words end with Y or start with Y?
1,248 valid 5 letter words end with Y, compared with 176 that start with it. See 5 letter words starting with Y.
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