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5-letter words with Y as the 5th letter

A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when Y is fixed in the 5th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abbey, acidy, agley.

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914 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
abbey52
acidy53
agley52
agony53
alary53
allay52
alley52
alloy52
alway52
ambry52
amity53
amply52
angry52
annoy52
anomy53
antsy52
apery53
apply52
aptly52
array52
artsy52
assay52
ataxy53
atomy53
atony53
atopy53
aunty52
baddy52
badly52
baffy52
baggy52
baldy52
balky52
bally52
balmy52
bandy52
banty52
barky52
barmy52
barny52
bassy52
batty52
bawdy52
bawty52
beady52
beaky52
beamy52
beefy52
beery52
beigy52
belay52
belly52
bendy52
benny52
berry52
bialy52
biddy52
biffy52
bigly52
bilgy52
billy52
birdy52
bitsy52
bitty52
blimy52
blowy52
bluey51
bobby52
bogey52
boggy52
boney52
bonny52
booby52
boogy52
boomy52
booty52
boozy52
borty52
bosky52
bossy52
bothy52
bousy52
braky52
braxy52
briny52
brosy52
bubby52
buddy52
buffy52
buggy52
bulgy52
bulky52
bully52
bumpy52
bunny52
burly52
burry52
busby52
bushy52
busty52
butty52
byway52
cabby52
caddy52
cadgy52
cagey52
cakey52
campy52
candy52
canny52
canty52
carny52
carry52
casky52
catty52
chary52
chevy52
chewy52
chivy52
choky52
cissy52
civvy52
clary52
coaly52
cobby52
cocky52
colly52
comfy52
commy52
coney52
conky52
cooey51
cooky52
cooly52
corby52
corky52
corny52
cosey52
covey52
cowry52
coyly52
cozey52
crazy52
crepy52
crony52
cubby52
cuddy52
cully52
cuppy52
curdy52
curly52
curry52
curvy52
cushy52
cutey52
cutty52
daddy52
daffy52
daily52
dairy52
daisy52
dally52
dandy52
darky52
dashy52
dauby52
deary52
decay52
decoy52
decry52
deedy52
deify52
deity52
delay52
delly52
deoxy52
deray52
derby52
derry52
diary52
dicey52
dicky52
dicty52
dikey52
dilly52
dimly52
dingy52
dinky52
dippy52
dirty52
dishy52
ditsy52
ditty52
ditzy52
divvy52
dizzy52
dobby52
dodgy52
dogey52
doggy52
doily52
dolly52
donsy52
dooly52
doomy52
doozy52
dopey52
dorky52
dormy52
dorty52
dotty52
dowdy52
downy52
dowry52
doyly52
drily52
dryly52
duchy52
ducky52
duddy52
dully52
dumky52
dummy52
dumpy52
dungy52
dusky52
dusty52
dykey52
early52
ebony53
edify53
elegy53
embay52
emery53
empty52
enemy53
enjoy52
ensky52
entry52
envoy52
epoxy53
essay52
every53
faddy52
faery52
fairy52
fakey52
fancy52
fanny52
farcy52
fatly52
fatty52
fawny52
felly52
fenny52
ferly52
ferny52
ferry52
feyly52
fiery52
fifty52
filly52
filmy52
finny52
firry52
fishy52
fitly52
fizzy52
flaky52
flamy52
flawy52
flaxy52
fluky52
fluty52
flyby52
foamy52
fogey52
foggy52
foley52
folky52
folly52
footy52
foray52
forby52
forky52
forty52
fubsy52
fuggy52
fully52
funky52
funny52
furry52
furzy52
fussy52
fusty52
fuzzy52
gabby52
gaily52
gally52
gamay52
gamey52
gammy52
gappy52
gassy52
gaudy52
gauzy52
gawky52
gawsy52
gayly52
geeky52
gemmy52
germy52
giddy52
gilly52
gimpy52
ginny52
gipsy52
girly52
glady52
glary52
glazy52
glory52
gluey51
godly52
golly52
goody52
gooey51
goofy52
goony52
goopy52
goosy52
gorsy52
gouty52
grapy52
gravy52
grimy52
gripy52
grody52
gulfy52
gully52
gulpy52
gummy52
gunky52
gunny52
guppy52
gurry52
gushy52
gussy52
gusty52
gutsy52
gutty52
gypsy52
hairy52
hammy52
handy52
hanky52
haply52
happy52
hardy52
harpy52
harry52
hasty52
heady52
heavy52
hedgy52
hefty52
hempy52
henry52
herby52
herry52
hilly52
hinky52
hinny52
hippy52
hissy52
hoagy52
hoary52
hobby52
hokey52
holey52
holly52
homey52
honey52
honky52
hoody52
hooey51
hooky52
hooly52
hooty52
hoppy52
horny52
horsy52
hotly52
howdy52
hubby52
huffy52
hulky52
humpy52
hunky52
hurly52
hurry52
husky52
hussy52
icily53
imply52
inlay52
irony53
itchy52
ivory53
jacky52
jaggy52
jammy52
janky52
janty52
jazzy52
jelly52
jemmy52
jenny52
jerky52
jerry52
jetty52
jiffy52
jiggy52
jimmy52
jimpy52
jivey52
jokey52
jolly52
jolty52
jotty52
jowly52
juicy52
jumpy52
junky52
jutty52
kaury52
kelly52
kelpy52
kerry52
kicky52
kiddy52
kilty52
kinky52
kissy52
kitty52
kooky52
lacey52
laity52
lamby52
lanky52
lardy52
larky52
lathy52
lawny52
laxly52
leady52
leafy52
leaky52
leary52
leavy52
ledgy52
leery52
lefty52
leggy52
lezzy52
limby52
limey52
lindy52
liney52
lingy52
linky52
linty52
lippy52
loamy52
lobby52
lofty52
loggy52
lolly52
looby52
looey51
loony52
loopy52
loppy52
lorry52
lossy52
loury52
lousy52
lowly52
lucky52
lumpy52
lusty52
madly52
malmy52
malty52
mamey52
mammy52
mangy52
manly52
marly52
marry52
marvy52
mashy52
massy52
matey52
mealy52
meany52
meaty52
meiny52
mercy52
merry52
meshy52
messy52
middy52
miffy52
milky52
milty52
mincy52
mingy52
minny52
minty52
mirky52
missy52
misty52
moggy52
moldy52
molly52
mommy52
money52
moody52
moony52
moory52
mopey52
moray52
mosey52
mossy52
motey52
mothy52
mousy52
mucky52
muddy52
muggy52
muhly52
muley52
mummy52
murky52
murry52
mushy52
musky52
mussy52
musty52
muzzy52
myopy52
mythy52
naggy52
nancy52
nanny52
nappy52
narky52
nasty52
natty52
navvy52
needy52
nelly52
nerdy52
nervy52
nesty52
netty52
newly52
newsy52
nifty52
ninny52
nippy52
nitty52
nobby52
nobly52
noddy52
noily52
noisy52
nooky52
nosey52
noway52
nubby52
nutsy52
nutty52
ochry52
oddly52
ology53
onery53
outby52
ovary53
paddy52
pally52
palmy52
palsy52
pandy52
pansy52
panty52
pappy52
pardy52
parry52
party52
pasty52
patly52
patsy52
patty52
pawky52
peaky52
peaty52
peavy52
pecky52
peery52
penny52
peony52
peppy52
perdy52
perky52
perry52
pesky52
pesty52
petty52
phony52
picky52
piety52
piggy52
pigmy52
piney52
pinky52
pinny52
pithy52
platy52
plumy52
pocky52
podgy52
poesy52
pogey52
pokey52
pommy52
poofy52
poppy52
popsy52
porgy52
porky52
porny52
potsy52
potty52
pouty52
prexy52
pricy52
privy52
prosy52
proxy52
pudgy52
puffy52
puggy52
pulpy52
punky52
punny52
punty52
puppy52
pursy52
pushy52
pussy52
putty52
pygmy52
quaky52
query52
raggy52
rainy52
rally52
rammy52
randy52
rangy52
raspy52
ratty52
rawly52
ready52
rebuy52
redly52
redry52
reedy52
reefy52
reeky52
refly52
refry52
reify52
rekey52
relay52
repay52
reply52
resay52
retry52
ribby52
ridgy52
riley52
risky52
ritzy52
rocky52
roily52
rooky52
roomy52
rooty52
ropey52
roupy52
rowdy52
ruddy52
rugby52
rummy52
runny52
runty52
rushy52
rusty52
rutty52
sadly52
saggy52
sally52
salty52
sandy52
sappy52
sarky52
sassy52
satay52
saucy52
saury52
savoy52
savvy52
scaly52
scary52
seamy52
sedgy52
seedy52
seely52
seepy52
sepoy52
serry52
shady52
shaky52
shaly52
shily52
shiny52
showy52
shyly52
silky52
silly52
silty52
sissy52
sixty52
skiey51
skyey51
slaty52
slily52
slimy52
slyly52
smoky52
snaky52
snowy52
soapy52
soddy52
softy52
soggy52
sonly52
sonny52
sonsy52
sooey51
sooty52
sophy52
soppy52
sorry52
soupy52
spacy52
spicy52
spiky52
spiny52
spiry52
splay51
spray51
spumy52
stagy52
stimy52
stogy52
stony52
story52
stray51
stroy51
study52
stymy52
sucky52
sudsy52
suety52
sulky52
sully52
sunny52
surfy52
surgy52
surly52
swamy52
tabby52
tacky52
taffy52
talky52
tally52
tammy52
tangy52
tansy52
tardy52
tarry52
tarty52
tasty52
tatty52
tawny52
teary52
techy52
teddy52
teeny52
telly52
tenty52
tepoy52
terry52
testy52
thewy52
thymy52
tinny52
tippy52
tipsy52
titty52
tizzy52
toady52
today52
toddy52
toffy52
tokay52
tommy52
toney52
towny52
truly52
tubby52
tufty52
tummy52
tunny52
turfy52
tushy52
tutty52
twiny52
typey52
unary53
uncoy52
unify53
unity53
unlay52
unsay52
updry52
usury53
vampy52
vasty52
vealy52
veery52
veiny52
vichy52
viewy52
vuggy52
wacky52
waddy52
wally52
waney52
wanly52
warty52
washy52
waspy52
wavey52
weary52
webby52
wedgy52
weedy52
weeny52
weepy52
welly52
wenny52
wetly52
whiny52
whity52
widdy52
wifty52
wiggy52
willy52
wimpy52
windy52
winey52
wingy52
wispy52
withy52
witty52
womby52
wonky52
woody52
wooly52
woozy52
wordy52
wormy52
worry52
wryly52
wussy52
yechy52
yeuky52
yolky52
yucky52
yummy52
zappy52
zesty52
zincy52
zingy52
zinky52
zippy52
zloty52
zooey51
zooty52

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed Y in the 5th 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.