5-letter words ending in Y
There are 1,252 five-letter words that end in Y in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is JAZZY at 33 points. B starts the most of them, 108, and the average score is 11.8 points.
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These 1,252 words are 10% of all 12,578 five-letter words. A green Y in the fifth Wordle slot leaves these 1,252 words as candidates before any other clue. The solver above is already set to 5 letters ending in Y, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, EARLY is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 1,252 words.
5-letter words ending in Y in numbers
- Words
- 1,252
- Highest scoring
- JAZZY 33 pts
- Average score
- 11.8 pts
- With a definition
- 614 (49%)
- A40
- B108
- C76
- D94
- E16
- F72
- G85
- H64
- I7
- J31
- K20
- L60
- M86
- N40
- O11
- P105
- Q2
- R65
- S102
- T69
- U12
- V17
- W47
- Y14
- Z9
Highest-scoring 5-letter words ending in y
5-letter words ending in Y (1,252)
These 300 of the 1,252 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words end in Y?
1,252, which is 10% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 614 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word ending in Y for Scrabble?
JAZZY scores 33 points before bonus squares. Next come FEZZY (29), FIZZY (29) and FUZZY (29). The average is 11.8 points.
Which letter do most 5 letter words ending in Y start with?
B, in 108 of the 1,252 (8.6%). P follows with 105.
What should I guess in Wordle with a Y in the last slot?
EARLY. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 1,252 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.