5-Letter Words Ending In Y
There are 900 five-letter words that end in Y in our word list. The most common are SORRY, MONEY and EVERY.
JAZZY scores the most in Scrabble, at 33 points. More of them start with S than any other letter (82 words). For Wordle, try EARLY: it tests E, A, R, L and Y, including E, A, R and L, four of the ten most common letters in five-letter words.
35% of them have a double letter, such as SORRY and HAPPY, compared with 13% of all five-letter words.
- Words
- 900
- Top score
- JAZZY · 33
- Groups
- 25
Common 5-letter words ending in Y and their meanings
- sorry8 pts
- adjective: feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
- money10 pts
- noun: the most common medium of exchange
- every11 pts
- adjective: (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
- today9 pts
- noun: the present time or age
- ready9 pts
- adjective: completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
- happy15 pts
- adjective: enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
- honey11 pts
- noun: a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
- worry11 pts
- verb: be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
- crazy19 pts
- adjective: affected with madness or insanity
- party10 pts
- noun: an organization to gain political power
- story8 pts
- noun: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events
- funny11 pts
- adjective: arousing or provoking laughter
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 900 5-letter words ending in Y
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with A 279
- abbey12
- acidy11
- agley9
- agony9
- alary8
- allay8
- alley8
- alloy8
- alway11
- ambry12
- amity10
- amply12
- angry9
- annoy8
- anomy10
- antsy8
- apery10
- apply12
- aptly10
- array8
- artsy8
- assay8
- ataxy15
- atomy10
- atony8
- atopy10
- aunty8
Starting with B 7419
- baddy12
- badly11
- baffy16
- baggy12
- baldy11
- balky14
- bally10
- balmy12
- bandy11
- banty10
- barky14
- barmy12
- barny10
- bassy10
- batty10
- bawdy14
- bawty13
- beady11
- beaky14
- beamy12
- beefy13
- beery10
- beigy11
- belay10
- belly10
- bendy11
- benny10
- berry10
- bialy10
- biddy12
- biffy16
- bigly11
- bilgy11
- billy10
- bitsy10
- bitty10
- blimy12
- blowy13
- bluey10
- bobby14
- bogey11
- boggy12
- boney10
- bonny10
- booby12
- boogy11
- boomy12
- booty10
- boozy19
- borty10
- bosky14
- bossy10
- bothy13
- bousy10
- braky14
- braxy17
- briny10
- brosy10
- bubby14
- buddy12
- buffy16
- buggy12
- bulgy11
- bulky14
- bully10
- bumpy14
- bunny10
- burly10
- burry10
- busby12
- bushy13
- busty10
- butty10
- byway16
Starting with C 5413
- cabby14
- caddy12
- cadgy12
- cagey11
- cakey14
- campy14
- candy11
- canny10
- canty10
- carny10
- carry10
- casky14
- catty10
- chary13
- chevy16
- chewy16
- chivy16
- choky17
- cissy10
- civvy16
- clary10
- coaly10
- cobby14
- cocky16
- colly10
- comfy15
- commy14
- coney10
- conky14
- cooey10
- cooky14
- cooly10
- corby12
- corky14
- corny10
- cosey10
- covey13
- cowry13
- coyly13
- cozey19
- crazy19
- crepy12
- crony10
- cubby14
- cuddy12
- cully10
- cuppy14
- curdy11
- curly10
- curry10
- curvy13
- cushy13
- cutey10
- cutty10
Starting with D 7123
- daddy11
- daffy15
- daily9
- dairy9
- daisy9
- dally9
- dandy10
- dashy12
- dauby11
- deary9
- decay11
- decoy11
- decry11
- deedy10
- deify12
- deity9
- delay9
- delly9
- deoxy16
- deray9
- derby11
- derry9
- diary9
- dicey11
- dicky15
- dicty11
- dikey13
- dilly9
- dimly11
- dingy10
- dinky13
- dippy13
- dirty9
- dishy12
- ditsy9
- ditty9
- ditzy18
- divvy15
- dizzy27
- dobby13
- dodgy11
- dogey10
- doggy11
- doily9
- dolly9
- donsy9
- dooly9
- doomy11
- doozy18
- dopey11
- dorky13
- dormy11
- dorty9
- dotty9
- dowdy13
- downy12
- dowry12
- doyly12
- drily9
- dryly12
- duchy14
- ducky15
- duddy11
- dully9
- dumky15
- dummy13
- dumpy13
- dungy10
- dusky13
- dusty9
- dykey16
Starting with E 158
- early8
- ebony10
- edify12
- elegy9
- embay12
- emery10
- empty12
- enemy10
- enjoy15
- ensky12
- entry8
- envoy11
- epoxy17
- essay8
- every11
Starting with F 5218
- faddy13
- faery11
- fairy11
- fakey15
- fancy13
- fanny11
- farcy13
- fatly11
- fatty11
- fawny14
- felly11
- fenny11
- ferly11
- ferny11
- ferry11
- feyly14
- fiery11
- fifty14
- filly11
- filmy13
- finny11
- firry11
- fishy14
- fitly11
- fizzy29
- flaky15
- flamy13
- flawy14
- flaxy18
- fluky15
- fluty11
- flyby16
- foamy13
- fogey12
- foggy13
- folky15
- folly11
- footy11
- foray11
- forby13
- forky15
- forty11
- fubsy13
- fuggy13
- fully11
- funky15
- funny11
- furry11
- furzy20
- fussy11
- fusty11
- fuzzy29
Starting with G 5611
- gabby13
- gaily9
- gally9
- gamay11
- gamey11
- gammy13
- gappy13
- gassy9
- gaudy10
- gauzy18
- gawky16
- gawsy12
- gayly12
- geeky13
- gemmy13
- germy11
- giddy11
- gilly9
- gimpy13
- ginny9
- gipsy11
- girly9
- glady10
- glary9
- glazy18
- glory9
- gluey9
- godly10
- golly9
- goody10
- gooey9
- goofy12
- gooky13
- goony9
- goopy11
- goosy9
- gorsy9
- gouty9
- grapy11
- gravy12
- grimy11
- gripy11
- gulfy12
- gully9
- gulpy11
- gummy13
- gunky13
- gunny9
- guppy13
- gurry9
- gushy12
- gussy9
- gusty9
- gutsy9
- gutty9
- gypsy14
Starting with H 4920
- hairy11
- hammy15
- handy12
- hanky15
- haply13
- happy15
- hardy12
- harpy13
- harry11
- hasty11
- heady12
- heavy14
- hedgy13
- hefty14
- hempy15
- henry11
- herby13
- herry11
- hilly11
- hinny11
- hippy15
- hissy11
- hoagy12
- hoary11
- hobby15
- hokey15
- holey11
- holly11
- homey13
- honey11
- hoody12
- hooey11
- hooky15
- hooly11
- hooty11
- hoppy15
- horny11
- horsy11
- hotly11
- howdy15
- hubby15
- huffy17
- hulky15
- humpy15
- hunky15
- hurly11
- hurry11
- husky15
- hussy11
Starting with I 64
- icily10
- imply12
- inlay8
- irony8
- itchy13
- ivory11
Starting with J 249
- jacky21
- jaggy17
- jammy19
- janty15
- jazzy33
- jelly15
- jemmy19
- jenny15
- jerky19
- jerry15
- jetty15
- jiffy21
- jimmy19
- jimpy19
- jivey18
- jokey19
- jolly15
- jolty15
- jotty15
- jowly18
- juicy17
- jumpy19
- junky19
- jutty15
Starting with K 114
- kaury12
- kelly12
- kelpy14
- kerry12
- kicky18
- kiddy14
- kilty12
- kinky16
- kissy12
- kitty12
- kooky16
Starting with L 4512
- lacey10
- laity8
- lamby12
- lanky12
- lardy9
- larky12
- lathy11
- lawny11
- laxly15
- leady9
- leafy11
- leaky12
- leary8
- leavy11
- ledgy10
- leery8
- lefty11
- leggy10
- lezzy26
- limby12
- limey10
- lindy9
- liney8
- lingy9
- linky12
- linty8
- lippy12
- loamy10
- lobby12
- lofty11
- loggy10
- lolly8
- looby10
- looey8
- loony8
- loopy10
- loppy12
- lorry8
- lossy8
- loury8
- lousy8
- lowly11
- lucky14
- lumpy12
- lusty8
Starting with M 6219
- madly11
- malmy12
- malty10
- mamey12
- mammy14
- mangy11
- manly10
- marly10
- marry10
- marvy13
- mashy13
- massy10
- matey10
- mealy10
- meany10
- meaty10
- meiny10
- mercy12
- merry10
- meshy13
- messy10
- middy12
- miffy16
- milky14
- milty10
- mincy12
- mingy11
- minny10
- minty10
- mirky14
- missy10
- misty10
- moggy12
- moldy11
- molly10
- mommy14
- money10
- moody11
- moony10
- moory10
- mopey12
- moray10
- mosey10
- mossy10
- motey10
- mothy13
- mousy10
- mucky16
- muddy12
- muggy12
- muhly13
- muley10
- mummy14
- murky14
- murry10
- mushy13
- musky14
- mussy10
- musty10
- muzzy28
- myopy15
- mythy16
Starting with N 309
- naggy10
- nancy10
- nanny8
- nappy12
- narky12
- nasty8
- natty8
- navvy14
- needy9
- nelly8
- nerdy9
- nervy11
- netty8
- newly11
- newsy11
- nifty11
- ninny8
- nippy12
- nitty8
- nobby12
- nobly10
- noddy10
- noily8
- noisy8
- nooky12
- nosey8
- noway11
- nubby12
- nutsy8
- nutty8
Starting with O 61
- ochry13
- oddly10
- ology9
- onery8
- outby10
- ovary11
Starting with P 7225
- paddy12
- pally10
- palmy12
- palsy10
- pandy11
- pansy10
- panty10
- pappy14
- pardy11
- parry10
- party10
- pasty10
- patly10
- patsy10
- patty10
- pawky17
- peaky14
- peaty10
- peavy13
- pecky16
- peery10
- penny10
- peony10
- peppy14
- perdy11
- perky14
- perry10
- pesky14
- pesty10
- petty10
- phony13
- picky16
- piety10
- piggy12
- pigmy13
- piney10
- pinky14
- pinny10
- pithy13
- platy10
- plumy12
- pocky16
- podgy12
- poesy10
- pogey11
- pokey14
- pommy14
- poofy13
- poppy14
- popsy12
- porgy11
- porky14
- potsy10
- potty10
- pouty10
- prexy17
- pricy12
- privy13
- prosy10
- proxy17
- pudgy12
- puffy16
- puggy12
- pulpy12
- punky14
- punny10
- punty10
- puppy14
- pursy10
- pushy13
- putty10
- pygmy16
Starting with Q 20
- quaky21
- query17
Starting with R 4614
- raggy10
- rainy8
- rally8
- rammy12
- randy9
- rangy9
- raspy10
- ratty8
- rawly11
- ready9
- rebuy10
- redly9
- redry9
- reedy9
- reefy11
- reeky12
- refly11
- refry11
- reify11
- rekey12
- relay8
- repay10
- reply10
- resay8
- retry8
- ribby12
- ridgy10
- riley8
- risky12
- ritzy17
- rocky14
- roily8
- rooky12
- roomy10
- rooty8
- ropey10
- roupy10
- rowdy12
- ruddy10
- rugby11
- rummy12
- runny8
- runty8
- rushy11
- rusty8
- rutty8
Starting with S 8225
- sadly9
- saggy10
- sally8
- salty8
- sandy9
- sappy12
- sarky12
- sassy8
- satay8
- saucy10
- saury8
- savoy11
- savvy14
- scaly10
- scary10
- seamy10
- sedgy10
- seedy9
- seely8
- seepy10
- sepoy10
- serry8
- shady12
- shaky15
- shaly11
- shily11
- shiny11
- showy14
- shyly14
- silky12
- silly8
- silty8
- sissy8
- sixty15
- skiey12
- skyey15
- slaty8
- slily8
- slimy10
- slyly11
- smoky14
- snaky12
- snowy11
- soapy10
- soddy10
- softy11
- soggy10
- sonly8
- sonny8
- sonsy8
- sooey8
- sooty8
- sophy13
- soppy12
- sorry8
- soupy10
- spacy12
- spicy12
- spiky14
- spiny10
- spiry10
- splay10
- spray10
- spumy12
- stagy9
- stimy10
- stogy9
- stony8
- story8
- stray8
- stroy8
- study9
- stymy13
- sudsy9
- suety8
- sulky12
- sully8
- sunny8
- surfy11
- surgy9
- surly8
- swamy13
Starting with T 4715
- tabby12
- tacky14
- taffy14
- talky12
- tally8
- tammy12
- tangy9
- tansy8
- tardy9
- tarry8
- tarty8
- tasty8
- tatty8
- tawny11
- teary8
- techy13
- teddy10
- teeny8
- telly8
- tenty8
- tepoy10
- terry8
- testy8
- thewy14
- thymy16
- tinny8
- tippy12
- tipsy10
- tizzy26
- toady9
- today9
- toddy10
- toffy14
- tokay12
- tommy12
- toney8
- towny11
- truly8
- tubby12
- tufty11
- tummy12
- tunny8
- turfy11
- tushy11
- tutty8
- twiny11
- typey13
Starting with U 81
- unary8
- uncoy10
- unify11
- unity8
- unlay8
- unsay8
- updry11
- usury8
Starting with V 70
- vasty11
- vealy11
- veery11
- veiny11
- vichy16
- viewy14
- vuggy13
Starting with W 419
- wacky17
- waddy13
- wally11
- waney11
- wanly11
- warty11
- washy14
- waspy13
- wavey14
- weary11
- webby15
- wedgy13
- weedy12
- weeny11
- weepy13
- welly11
- wenny11
- wetly11
- whiny14
- whity14
- widdy13
- wifty14
- wiggy13
- willy11
- wimpy15
- windy12
- winey11
- wingy12
- wispy13
- withy14
- witty11
- womby15
- wonky15
- woody12
- wooly11
- woozy20
- wordy12
- wormy13
- worry11
- wryly14
- wussy11
Starting with Y 51
- yechy16
- yeuky15
- yolky15
- yucky17
- yummy15
Starting with Z 80
- zappy21
- zesty17
- zincy19
- zingy18
- zinky21
- zippy21
- zloty17
- zooty17
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words ending in Y are there?
There are 900 five-letter words that end in Y in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in Y in Scrabble?
JAZZY has the highest score, at 33 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words ending in Y?
Common examples include SORRY, MONEY, EVERY, TODAY, READY and HAPPY.
Which 5-letter words ending in Y have no repeated letters?
522 of them use each letter only once, such as MONEY, TODAY, READY and HONEY.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like SORRY, MONEY and EVERY. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.