Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when Y is fixed in the 3rd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abyes, abysm, abyss.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| abyes | 5 | 2 | |
| abysm | 5 | 2 | |
| abyss | 5 | 2 | |
| acyls | 5 | 2 | |
| adyta | 5 | 3 | |
| amyls | 5 | 2 | |
| aryls | 5 | 2 | |
| asyla | 5 | 3 | |
| bayed | 5 | 1 | |
| bayou | 5 | 1 | |
| blype | 5 | 1 | |
| boyar | 5 | 1 | |
| boyla | 5 | 2 | |
| boyos | 5 | 1 | |
| buyer | 5 | 1 | |
| chyle | 5 | 1 | |
| chyme | 5 | 1 | |
| coyed | 5 | 1 | |
| coyer | 5 | 1 | |
| coyly | 5 | 2 | |
| coypu | 5 | 2 | |
| crypt | 5 | 1 | |
| doyen | 5 | 1 | |
| doyly | 5 | 2 | |
| dryad | 5 | 1 | |
| dryer | 5 | 1 | |
| dryly | 5 | 2 | |
| emyde | 5 | 2 | |
| emyds | 5 | 2 | |
| etyma | 5 | 3 | |
| fayed | 5 | 1 | |
| feyer | 5 | 1 | |
| feyly | 5 | 2 | |
| flyby | 5 | 2 | |
| flyer | 5 | 1 | |
| flyte | 5 | 1 | |
| foyer | 5 | 1 | |
| fryer | 5 | 1 | |
| gayal | 5 | 1 | |
| gayer | 5 | 1 | |
| gayly | 5 | 2 | |
| ghyll | 5 | 1 | |
| glyph | 5 | 1 | |
| goyim | 5 | 1 | |
| guyed | 5 | 1 | |
| guyot | 5 | 1 | |
| hayed | 5 | 1 | |
| hayer | 5 | 1 | |
| hoyas | 5 | 1 | |
| hoyle | 5 | 1 | |
| idyll | 5 | 2 | |
| idyls | 5 | 2 | |
| joyed | 5 | 1 | |
| kayak | 5 | 1 | |
| kayos | 5 | 1 | |
| keyed | 5 | 1 | |
| layed | 5 | 1 | |
| layer | 5 | 1 | |
| layup | 5 | 1 | |
| loyal | 5 | 1 | |
| mayan | 5 | 1 | |
| mayas | 5 | 1 | |
| maybe | 5 | 1 | |
| mayed | 5 | 1 | |
| mayor | 5 | 1 | |
| mayos | 5 | 1 | |
| mayst | 5 | 1 | |
| odyle | 5 | 2 | |
| odyls | 5 | 2 | |
| payed | 5 | 1 | |
| payee | 5 | 1 | |
| payer | 5 | 1 | |
| payor | 5 | 1 | |
| phyla | 5 | 2 | |
| phyle | 5 | 1 | |
| plyer | 5 | 1 | |
| poyou | 5 | 1 | |
| pryer | 5 | 1 | |
| psych | 5 | 1 | |
| rayah | 5 | 1 | |
| rayas | 5 | 1 | |
| rayed | 5 | 1 | |
| rayon | 5 | 1 | |
| rhyme | 5 | 1 | |
| rhyta | 5 | 2 | |
| riyal | 5 | 1 | |
| royal | 5 | 1 | |
| sayer | 5 | 1 | |
| sayid | 5 | 1 | |
| sayst | 5 | 1 | |
| shyer | 5 | 1 | |
| shyly | 5 | 2 | |
| skyed | 5 | 1 | |
| skyey | 5 | 1 | |
| slyer | 5 | 1 | |
| slyly | 5 | 2 | |
| slype | 5 | 1 | |
| snyes | 5 | 1 | |
| soyas | 5 | 1 | |
| soyuz | 5 | 1 | |
| styed | 5 | 1 | |
| styes | 5 | 1 | |
| style | 5 | 1 | |
| styli | 5 | 2 | |
| stymy | 5 | 2 | |
| thyme | 5 | 1 | |
| thymi | 5 | 2 | |
| thymy | 5 | 2 | |
| toyed | 5 | 1 | |
| toyer | 5 | 1 | |
| toyon | 5 | 1 | |
| toyos | 5 | 1 | |
| tryma | 5 | 2 | |
| tryst | 5 | 1 | |
| tuyer | 5 | 1 | |
| twyer | 5 | 1 | |
| wryer | 5 | 1 | |
| wryly | 5 | 2 | |
| yoyos | 5 | 1 | |
| zayin | 5 | 1 |
How do I play around a fixed Y in the 3rd slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping Y locked.
Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.