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 4th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: aliya, alkyd, alkyl.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| aliya | 5 | 2 | |
| alkyd | 5 | 2 | |
| alkyl | 5 | 2 | |
| allyl | 5 | 2 | |
| barye | 5 | 1 | |
| beryl | 5 | 2 | |
| brays | 5 | 1 | |
| bunya | 5 | 2 | |
| buoys | 5 | 1 | |
| butyl | 5 | 2 | |
| calyx | 5 | 2 | |
| chays | 5 | 1 | |
| clays | 5 | 1 | |
| cloys | 5 | 1 | |
| debye | 5 | 1 | |
| drays | 5 | 1 | |
| enzym | 5 | 2 | |
| ethyl | 5 | 2 | |
| flays | 5 | 1 | |
| fleys | 5 | 1 | |
| fluyt | 5 | 1 | |
| frays | 5 | 1 | |
| gleys | 5 | 1 | |
| grays | 5 | 1 | |
| greys | 5 | 1 | |
| hexyl | 5 | 2 | |
| inbye | 5 | 1 | |
| joeys | 5 | 1 | |
| kumys | 5 | 2 | |
| nonyl | 5 | 2 | |
| obeys | 5 | 2 | |
| octyl | 5 | 2 | |
| ofays | 5 | 2 | |
| okays | 5 | 2 | |
| oxeye | 5 | 1 | |
| playa | 5 | 1 | |
| plays | 5 | 1 | |
| ploys | 5 | 1 | |
| polyp | 5 | 2 | |
| polys | 5 | 2 | |
| prays | 5 | 1 | |
| preys | 5 | 1 | |
| quays | 5 | 1 | |
| queys | 5 | 1 | |
| redye | 5 | 1 | |
| satyr | 5 | 2 | |
| shays | 5 | 1 | |
| shoyu | 5 | 1 | |
| sibyl | 5 | 2 | |
| slays | 5 | 1 | |
| sloyd | 5 | 1 | |
| spays | 5 | 1 | |
| stays | 5 | 1 | |
| sways | 5 | 1 | |
| thuya | 5 | 1 | |
| tolyl | 5 | 2 | |
| trays | 5 | 1 | |
| treys | 5 | 1 | |
| troys | 5 | 1 | |
| upbye | 5 | 1 | |
| vinyl | 5 | 2 | |
| wheys | 5 | 1 | |
| womyn | 5 | 2 | |
| xylyl | 5 | 2 |
How do I play around a fixed Y in the 4th 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.