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5 Letter Words Ending in Y

Found 1 252 5-letter words ending in Y. Skim the list below, or stack on more filters to narrow things down further.

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How many 5-letter words ending in Y are there?

There are 1 252 5-letter words ending in Y in our list right now.

What's the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in Y?

"jazzy" tops the list ending in Y at 33 points in Scrabble.

What's a common 5-letter word ending in Y?

"apply" is one you'll recognize — it's among the more frequently used 5-letter words ending in Y.

Will these words hold up in Scrabble or Words With Friends?

They're drawn from a broad English word list, not a single tournament dictionary. If you're playing competitively, double-check against your game's official list (TWL or SOWPODS) before you commit to a play.

Keep exploring

Want 5-letter words ending in Y? There are 1 252 words here, pulled from a broad English word list and run through every filter on this page. Five-letter words carry extra weight thanks to Wordle — one puzzle, six guesses — so this list moonlights as a solver whenever you're stuck. Top of the scoreboard: "jazzy", worth 33 points in Scrabble and Words With Friends.

Reach for these first if you want something no scorekeeper will argue with: apply, carry, daily, early, empty, enjoy. Common words like these show up in most game dictionaries, so they're safe, low-risk plays. Want something sneakier — harder to guess, less likely to get challenged — use the filters below to narrow by extra letters.

Y, A, O, E, R show up most often in this group — worth remembering when you're deciding which tiles to hang onto. J, X, Q turn up far less, and they're usually what pushes a word's score higher when they do.