5 letter words ending in Y

Y at the end usually means the vowel you are hunting for sits earlier in the word.

Open this pattern in the solver
#15 lettersTile score 33
jazzy
82
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 33 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

Bright and showy.

#25 lettersTile score 19
crazy
71
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 19 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

Wildly unreasonable.

#35 lettersTile score 17
query
66
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 17 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

A question.

#45 lettersTile score 14
lucky
65
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 14 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

Having good fortune.

#55 lettersTile score 17
proxy
65
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 17 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

An authorised substitute.

#65 lettersTile score 15
enjoy
64
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 15 tile points, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

To take pleasure in.

#75 lettersTile score 17
epoxy
64
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 17 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

A strong adhesive resin.

#85 lettersTile score 15
happy
62
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 15 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

Feeling pleasure.

#95 lettersTile score 14
heavy
62
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 14 tile points, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

Of great weight.

#105 lettersTile score 11
candy
59
/100

Recommended because it cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

A sweet confection.

#115 lettersTile score 12
empty
59
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 12 tile points, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

Containing nothing.

#125 lettersTile score 15
jelly
59
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 15 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

A soft gelatinous food.

#135 lettersTile score 12
mercy
58
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 12 tile points, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

Compassion shown to an offender.

#145 lettersTile score 10
carry
56
/100

Recommended because it cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

To transport.

#155 lettersTile score 10
enemy
56
/100

Recommended because it covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

A hostile opponent.

#165 lettersTile score 9
delay
55
/100

Recommended because it covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

To postpone.

#175 lettersTile score 10
party
55
/100

Recommended because it covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

A social gathering.

#185 lettersTile score 10
reply
55
/100

Recommended because it covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

An answer.

#195 lettersTile score 8
early
53
/100

Recommended because it covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

Before the expected time.

#205 lettersTile score 8
relay
53
/100

Recommended because it covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

To pass along.

#215 lettersTile score 9
ready
53
/100

Recommended because it covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

Prepared for action.

#225 lettersTile score 9
deary
53
/100

Recommended because it covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

A term of affection.

#235 lettersTile score 9
study
53
/100

Recommended because it cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

To learn about a subject.

#245 lettersTile score 9
dusty
53
/100

Recommended because it cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

Covered with dust.

How to use this list

Results are ordered by strategic score rather than alphabetically, so the plays most worth making appear first. Each card shows the tile score, the word length and why the word ranks where it does. Save a word to revisit it later, or open a solver to filter against the exact letters on your rack.

Word validity depends on the lexicon your game uses. This prototype ranks against a small demonstration list; a licensed commercial dictionary will expand these pages before launch.

Related searches

43 sample lists published · see them all