5 letter words containing Y
There are 1,322 5-letter words containing Y in the ENABLE dictionary — 15% of all 8,636 words at this length. At 4 points, Y is worth more than most tiles without being awkward enough to hold back for — it is generally better placed than saved.
The Y falls in the fifth position more often than any other, in 882 of them. 25 of them use the letter more than once — byway, coyly, doyly, dryly among them, which is the case worth checking twice when a game has told you a letter is present but not how many times.
If you know more than one letter, this page stops being the fast way to find it. Enter what you have in the unscrambler — the Contains, Starts with and Ends with filters combine, and setting both length fields to 5 narrows this list to the handful your letters actually allow.
Where the Y sits
Y in the first position
yacht yacks yaffs yager yagis yahoo yaird yamen yamun yangs yanks yapok yapon yards yarer yarns yauds yauld yaups yawed yawls yawns yawps yeans yearn years yeast yecch yechs yechy yeggs yelks yells yelps yenta yente yerba yerks yeses yetis yetts yeuks yeuky yield yikes yills yince yipes yirds yirrs yirth ylems yobbo yocks yodel yodhs yodle yogas yogee yoghs yogic yogin yogis yoked yokel yokes yolks yolky yomim yonic yonis yores young yourn yours youse youth yowed yowes yowie yowls yuans yucas yucca yucch yucks yucky yugas yulan yules yummy yupon yurta yurts
Y in the second position
ayahs ayins bylaw byres byrls byssi bytes byway cyano cyans cycad cycas cycle cyclo cyder cylix cymae cymar cymas cymes cymol cynic cysts cyton dyads dyers dying dyked dykes dykey dynel dynes eyers eying eyras eyres eyrie eyrir fyces fykes fytte gybed gybes gypsy gyral gyred gyres gyron gyros gyrus gyved gyves hydra hydro hyena hying hylas hymen hymns hyoid hyped hyper hypes hypha hypos hyrax hyson kyack kyaks kyars kyats kylix kyrie kytes kythe lyard lyart lyase lycea lycee lying lymph lynch lyres lyric lysed lyses lysin lysis lyssa lytic lytta mynah mynas myoid myoma myope myopy myrrh mysid myths mythy nyala nylon nymph oyers pygmy pyins pylon pyoid pyran pyres pyric pyxes pyxie pyxis ryked rykes rynds ryots sycee syces sykes sylis sylph sylva synch syncs synod synth syphs syren syrup sysop tyees tyers tying tykes tyned tynes typal typed types typey typic typos typps tyred tyres tyros tythe vying wyled wyles wynds wynns wyted wytes xylan xylem xylol xylyl xysti xysts zymes
Y in the third position
abyes abysm abyss acyls adyta amyls aryls asyla bayed bayou blype boyar boyla boyos buyer chyle chyme coyed coyer coyly coypu crypt doyen doyly dryad dryer dryly emyde emyds etyma fayed feyer feyly flyby flyer flyte foyer fryer gayal gayer gayly ghyll glyph goyim guyed guyot hayed hayer hoyas hoyle idyll idyls joyed kayak kayos keyed layed layer layup loyal mayan mayas maybe mayed mayor mayos mayst odyle odyls payed payee payer payor phyla phyle plyer poyou pryer psych rayah rayas rayed rayon rhyme rhyta riyal royal sayer sayid sayst shyer shyly skyed skyey slyer slyly slype snyes soyas soyuz styed styes style styli stymy thyme thymi thymy toyed toyer toyon toyos tryma tryst tuyer twyer wryer wryly zayin
Y in the fourth position
aliya alkyd alkyl allyl barye beryl brays bunya buoys butyl calyx chays clays cloys debye drays enzym ethyl flays fleys fluyt frays gleys grays greys hexyl inbye joeys kumys nonyl obeys octyl ofays okays oxeye playa plays ploys polyp polys prays preys quays queys redye satyr shays shoyu sibyl slays sloyd spays stays sways thuya tolyl trays treys troys upbye vinyl wheys
Y in the fifth position
abbey acidy agley agony alary allay alley alloy alway ambry amity amply angry annoy anomy antsy apery apply aptly array artsy assay ataxy atomy atony atopy aunty baddy badly baffy baggy baldy balky bally balmy bandy banty barky barmy barny bassy batty bawdy bawty beady beaky beamy beefy beery beigy belay belly bendy benny berry bialy biddy biffy bigly bilgy billy bitsy bitty blimy blowy bluey bobby bogey boggy boney bonny booby boogy boomy booty boozy borty bosky bossy bothy bousy braky braxy briny brosy bubby buddy buffy buggy bulgy bulky bully bumpy bunny burly burry busby bushy busty butty cabby caddy cadgy cagey cakey campy candy canny canty carny carry casky catty chary chevy chewy chivy choky cissy civvy clary coaly cobby cocky colly comfy commy coney conky cooey cooky cooly corby corky corny cosey covey cowry cozey crazy crepy crony cubby cuddy cully cuppy curdy curly curry curvy cushy cutey cutty daddy daffy daily dairy daisy dally dandy darky dashy dauby deary decay decoy decry deedy deify deity delay delly deoxy deray derby derry diary dicey dicky dicty dikey dilly dimly dingy dinky dippy dirty dishy ditsy ditty ditzy divvy dizzy dobby dodgy dogey doggy doily dolly donsy dooly doomy doozy dopey dorky dormy dorty dotty dowdy downy dowry drily duchy ducky duddy dully dumky dummy dumpy dungy dusky dusty early ebony edify elegy embay emery empty enemy enjoy ensky entry envoy epoxy essay every faddy faery faggy fairy fakey fancy fanny farcy fatly fatty fawny felly fenny ferly ferny ferry fiery fifty filly filmy finny firry fishy fitly fizzy flaky flamy flawy flaxy fluky fluty foamy fogey foggy folky folly footy foray forby forky forty fubsy fuggy fully funky funny furry furzy fussy fusty fuzzy gabby gaily gally gamay gamey gammy gappy gassy gaudy gauzy gawky gawsy geeky gemmy germy giddy gilly gimpy ginny gipsy girly glady glary glazy glory gluey godly golly goody gooey goofy gooky goony goopy goosy gorsy gouty grapy gravy grimy gripy gulfy gully gulpy gummy gunky gunny guppy gurry gushy gussy gusty gutsy gutty hairy hammy handy hanky haply happy hardy harpy harry hasty heady heavy hedgy hefty hempy henry herby herry hilly hinny hippy hissy hoagy hoary hobby hokey holey holly homey honey honky hoody hooey hooky hooly hooty hoppy horny horsy hotly howdy hubby huffy hulky humpy hunky hurly hurry husky hussy icily imply inlay irony itchy ivory jacky jaggy jammy janty jazzy jelly jemmy jenny jerky jerry jetty jiffy jimmy jimpy jivey jokey jolly jolty jotty jowly juicy jumpy junky jutty kaury kelly kelpy kerry kicky kiddy kilty kinky kissy kitty kooky lacey laity lamby lanky lardy larky lathy lawny laxly leady leafy leaky leary leavy ledgy leery lefty leggy lezzy limby limey lindy liney lingy linky linty lippy loamy lobby lofty loggy lolly looby looey loony loopy loppy lorry lossy loury lousy lowly lucky lumpy lusty madly malmy malty mamey mammy mangy manly marly marry marvy mashy massy matey mealy meany meaty meiny mercy merry meshy messy middy miffy milky milty mincy mingy minny minty mirky missy misty moggy moldy molly mommy money moody moony moory mopey moray mosey mossy motey mothy mousy mucky muddy muggy muhly muley mummy murky murry mushy musky mussy musty muzzy naggy nancy nanny nappy narky nasty natty navvy needy nelly nerdy nervy netty newly newsy nifty ninny nippy nitty nobby nobly noddy noily noisy nooky nosey noway nubby nutsy nutty ochry oddly ology onery outby ovary paddy pally palmy palsy pandy pansy panty pappy pardy parry party pasty patly patsy patty pawky peaky peaty peavy pecky peery penny peony peppy perdy perky perry pesky pesty petty phony picky piety piggy pigmy piney pinky pinny pithy platy plumy pocky podgy poesy pogey pokey pommy poofy poppy popsy porgy porky porny potsy potty pouty prexy pricy privy prosy proxy pudgy puffy puggy pulpy punky punny punty puppy pursy pushy pussy putty quaky query raggy rainy rally rammy randy rangy raspy ratty rawly ready rebuy redly redry reedy reefy reeky refly refry reify rekey relay repay reply resay retry ribby ridgy riley risky ritzy rocky roily rooky roomy rooty ropey roupy rowdy ruddy rugby rummy runny runty rushy rusty rutty sadly saggy sally salty sandy sappy sarky sassy satay saucy saury savoy savvy scaly scary seamy sedgy seedy seely seepy sepoy serry shady shaky shaly shily shiny showy silky silly silty sissy sixty skiey slaty slily slimy smoky snaky snowy soapy soddy softy soggy sonly sonny sonsy sooey sooty sophy soppy sorry soupy spacy spicy spiky spiny spiry splay spray spumy stagy stimy stogy stony story stray stroy study sudsy suety sulky sully sunny surfy surgy surly swamy tabby tacky taffy talky tally tammy tangy tansy tardy tarry tarty tasty tatty tawny teary techy teddy teeny telly tenty tepoy terry testy thewy tinny tippy tipsy titty tizzy toady today toddy toffy tokay tommy toney towny truly tubby tufty tummy tunny turfy tushy tutty twiny unary uncoy unify unity unlay unsay updry usury vasty vealy veery veiny vichy viewy vuggy wacky waddy wally waney wanly warty washy waspy wavey weary webby wedgy weedy weeny weepy welly wenny wetly whiny whity widdy wifty wiggy willy wimpy windy winey wingy wispy withy witty womby wonky woody wooly woozy wordy wormy worry wussy zappy zesty zincy zingy zinky zippy zloty zooty