5-letter words ending in Y

There are 887 five-letter words ending in Y in our word list. 157 of them are common everyday words, such as EVERY, MONEY, TODAY and CRAZY.

Y works as both a consonant (YES) and a vowel (GYM, SKY). At the end of a word it often forms adjectives and adverbs, as in HAPPY and QUICKLY.

Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.

5-letter words (887)

Good first guesses

These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:

How many five-letter words ending in Y are there?

Our word list has 887 five-letter words ending in Y. 157 of them are common everyday words.

What are some common five-letter words ending in Y?

The most common are EVERY, MONEY, TODAY, CRAZY, DAILY and EARLY.

Which five-letter word ending in Y scores the most points?

Using standard letter tile values, JAZZY scores 33 points, the most of any five-letter word ending in Y in our list.

What is a good first guess in a five-letter word game?

Words with five different, frequent letters give you the most information. Good choices from this list are EARLY, READY, SCARY and SPRAY.