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5 Letter Words Containing Y

There are 1,308 five-letter words that contain Y in our word list. The most common are SORRY, MAYBE and MONEY. The highest-scoring in Scrabble is JAZZY (33 points). Handy for Wordle.

Words
1,308
Top Scrabble word
JAZZY, 33 pts
Top Words With Friends word
JAZZY, 34 pts
Common words
629
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Common five-letter words that contain Y

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

The 1,000 most common of 1,308 five-letter words that contain Y

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points. Use the search box above to filter the full list.

  • abbey12/13
  • abyes10/10
  • abysm12/13
  • abyss10/10
  • acidy11/11
  • acyls10/11
  • adyta9/8
  • agley9/10
  • agony9/10
  • alary8/8
  • aliya8/8
  • alkyd13/13
  • alkyl12/13
  • allay8/9
  • alley8/9
  • alloy8/9
  • allyl8/10
  • alway11/11
  • ambry12/13
  • amity10/10
  • amply12/14
  • amyls10/11
  • angry9/10
  • annoy8/9
  • anomy10/11
  • antsy8/8
  • apery10/10
  • apply12/14
  • aptly10/11
  • array8/7
  • artsy8/7
  • aryls8/8
  • assay8/7
  • asyla8/8
  • ataxy15/14
  • atomy10/10
  • atony8/8
  • atopy10/10
  • aunty8/9
  • ayahs11/9
  • ayins8/8
  • baddy12/12
  • badly11/12
  • baffy16/16
  • baggy12/14
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  • balmy12/14
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  • barky14/14
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  • bogey11/12
  • boggy12/14
  • boney10/11
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  • booty10/10
  • boozy19/19
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  • buddy12/13
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  • bully10/13
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  • bunny10/13
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  • busby12/14
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  • butyl10/12
  • buyer10/11
  • bylaw13/14
  • byres10/10
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  • byssi10/10
  • bytes10/10
  • byway16/15
  • cabby14/16
  • caddy12/12
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  • cagey11/12
  • cakey14/14
  • calyx17/18
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  • candy11/12
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  • chary13/12
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  • chevy16/16
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  • choky17/16
  • chyle13/13
  • chyme15/15
  • cissy10/10
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  • clary10/11
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  • cobby14/16
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  • curvy13/15
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  • cysts10/10
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  • daddy11/10
  • daffy15/14
  • daily9/9
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  • dippy13/14
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  • ditzy18/17
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  • dizzy27/26
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  • dodgy11/11
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  • doily9/9
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  • doomy11/11
  • doozy18/17
  • dopey11/11
  • dorky13/12
  • dormy11/11
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  • downy12/12
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  • doyen9/9
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  • drays9/8
  • drily9/9
  • dryad10/9
  • dryer9/8
  • dryly12/11
  • duchy14/14
  • ducky15/16
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  • dully9/11
  • dumky15/16
  • dummy13/15
  • dumpy13/15
  • dungy10/12
  • dusky13/13
  • dusty9/9
  • dyads10/9
  • dyers9/8
  • dying10/11
  • dyked14/13
  • dykes13/12
  • dykey16/14
  • dynel9/10
  • dynes9/9
  • early8/8
  • ebony10/11
  • edify12/11
  • elegy9/10
  • embay12/13
  • emery10/10
  • empty12/13
  • emyde11/11
  • emyds11/11
  • enemy10/11
  • enjoy15/17
  • ensky12/12
  • entry8/8
  • envoy11/12
  • enzym19/20
  • epoxy17/17
  • essay8/7
  • ethyl11/10
  • etyma10/10
  • every11/11
  • eyers8/7
  • eying9/10
  • eyras8/7
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  • eyrie8/7
  • eyrir8/7
  • faddy13/12
  • faery11/10
  • faggy13/14
  • fairy11/10
  • fakey15/14
  • fancy13/14
  • fanny11/12
  • farcy13/13
  • fatly11/11
  • fatty11/10
  • fawny14/14
  • fayed12/11
  • felly11/12
  • fenny11/12
  • ferly11/11
  • ferny11/11
  • ferry11/10
  • feyer11/10
  • feyly14/13
  • fiery11/10
  • fifty14/13
  • filly11/12
  • filmy13/14
  • finny11/12
  • firry11/10
  • fishy14/12
  • fitly11/11
  • fizzy29/28
  • flaky15/15
  • flamy13/14
  • flawy14/14
  • flaxy18/18
  • flays11/11
  • fleys11/11
  • fluky15/16
  • fluty11/12
  • fluyt11/12
  • flyby16/16
  • flyer11/11
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  • foamy13/13
  • fogey12/12
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  • folky15/15
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  • forty11/10
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  • fubsy13/14
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  • fully11/13
  • funky15/16
  • funny11/13
  • furry11/11
  • furzy20/20
  • fussy11/11
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  • fuzzy29/29
  • fyces13/13
  • fykes15/14
  • fytte11/10
  • gabby13/15
  • gaily9/10
  • gally9/11
  • gamay11/12
  • gamey11/12
  • gammy13/15
  • gappy13/15
  • gassy9/9
  • gaudy10/11
  • gauzy18/19
  • gawky16/16
  • gawsy12/12
  • gayal9/10
  • gayer9/9
  • gayly12/12
  • geeky13/13
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  • giddy11/11
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  • gimpy13/15
  • ginny9/11
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  • girly9/10
  • glady10/11
  • glary9/10
  • glazy18/19
  • gleys9/10
  • glory9/10
  • gluey9/11
  • glyph14/15
  • godly10/11
  • golly9/11
  • goody10/10
  • gooey9/9
  • goofy12/12
  • gooky13/13
  • goony9/10
  • goopy11/12
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  • gravy12/13
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  • gummy13/16
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  • gunny9/12
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  • gurry9/10
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  • gutsy9/10
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  • guyed10/11
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  • gybed12/13
  • gybes11/12
  • gypsy14/14
  • gyral9/10
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  • gyved13/14
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  • hairy11/9
  • hammy15/15
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  • hanky15/14
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  • happy15/15
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  • heavy14/13
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  • hilly11/11
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  • hobby15/15
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  • imply12/14
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  • ivory11/11
  • jacky21/23
  • jammy19/22
  • jazzy33/34
  • jelly15/18
  • jemmy19/22
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  • jerky19/20
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  • tipsy10/10
  • tizzy26/25
  • toady9/8
  • today9/8
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  • tokay12/11
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  • tubby12/14
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  • unify11/12
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  • vasty11/11
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  • xylem17/18
  • yacht13/12
  • yahoo11/9
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  • yangs9/10
  • yanks12/12
  • yards9/8
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  • yearn8/8
  • years8/7
  • yeast8/7
  • yecch15/15
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  • yenta8/8
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  • yield9/9
  • yikes12/11
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  • yogic11/12
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Questions people ask

How many five-letter words that contain Y are there?

Our word list has 1,308 five-letter words that contain Y.

Which five-letter words that contain Y score the most points?

In Scrabble it is JAZZY with 33 points. In Words With Friends it is JAZZY with 34 points. Bonus squares are not counted.

What are common five-letter words that contain Y?

The most used in everyday English are SORRY, MAYBE and MONEY.