5-Letter Words Ending In RY

There are 73 five-letter words that end in RY in our word list. The most common are CARRY, EVERY and WORRY.

QUERY scores the most in Scrabble, at 17 points. More of them start with D than any other letter (6 words). For Wordle, WEARY is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.

Words
73
Top score
QUERY · 17
Groups
22

Common 5-letter words ending in RY and their meanings

carry10 pts
verb: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
every11 pts
adjective: (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
worry11 pts
verb: be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
story8 pts
noun: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events
hurry11 pts
verb: move very fast
marry10 pts
verb: take in marriage
entry8 pts
noun: an item inserted in a written record
angry9 pts
adjective: feeling or showing anger
glory9 pts
noun: a state of high honor
weary11 pts
adjective: physically and mentally fatigued
ivory11 pts
noun: a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
merry10 pts
adjective: full of or showing high-spirited merriment

Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.

All 73 5-letter words ending in RY

Numbers show Scrabble points.

Starting with A 4

  • alary8
  • ambry12
  • angry9
  • apery10

Starting with B 3

  • beery10
  • berry10
  • burry10

Starting with C 5

  • carry10
  • chary13
  • clary10
  • cowry13
  • curry10

Starting with D 6

  • dairy9
  • deary9
  • decry11
  • derry9
  • diary9
  • dowry12

Starting with E 3

  • emery10
  • entry8
  • every11

Starting with F 6

  • faery11
  • fairy11
  • ferry11
  • fiery11
  • firry11
  • furry11

Starting with G 3

  • glary9
  • glory9
  • gurry9

Starting with H 6

  • hairy11
  • harry11
  • henry11
  • herry11
  • hoary11
  • hurry11

Starting with I 1

  • ivory11

Starting with J 1

  • jerry15

Starting with K 2

  • kaury12
  • kerry12

Starting with L 4

  • leary8
  • leery8
  • lorry8
  • loury8

Starting with M 4

  • marry10
  • merry10
  • moory10
  • murry10

Starting with O 3

  • ochry13
  • onery8
  • ovary11

Starting with P 3

  • parry10
  • peery10
  • perry10

Starting with Q 1

  • query17

Starting with R 3

  • redry9
  • refry11
  • retry8

Starting with S 6

  • saury8
  • scary10
  • serry8
  • sorry8
  • spiry10
  • story8

Starting with T 3

  • tarry8
  • teary8
  • terry8

Starting with U 3

  • unary8
  • updry11
  • usury8

Starting with V 1

  • veery11

Starting with W 2

  • weary11
  • worry11

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words ending in RY are there?

There are 73 five-letter words that end in RY in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.

What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in RY in Scrabble?

QUERY is for the highest score at 17 points, before any board bonuses.

What are some common 5-letter words ending in RY?

Common examples include CARRY, EVERY, WORRY, STORY, HURRY and MARRY.

Which 5-letter words ending in RY have no repeated letters?

36 of them use each letter only once, such as STORY, ENTRY, ANGRY and GLORY.

Can I use these words in Wordle?

Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like CARRY, EVERY and WORRY. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.

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