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5 Letter Words Ending In Y
This verified list contains 566 CORE words ending in Y, plus 132 entries in the broader extended tier.
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What the Y list contains
Most common letters immediately before Y
- T69 words
- L68 words
- K53 words
- D45 words
- R43 words
Vowels per word
- 0 vowels7 words
- 1 vowel413 words
- 2 vowels144 words
- 3 vowels2 words
Repeated letters
44%
249 of 566 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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5 Letter Words Ending in AY21 CORE · 3 extendedallay, array, byway, decay5 Letter Words Ending in BY16 CORE · 6 extendedbooby, hobby, lobby, rugby5 Letter Words Ending in CY7 CORE · 2 extendedfancy, juicy, mercy, saucy5 Letter Words Ending in DY45 CORE · 6 extendedbandy, bawdy, beady, buddy5 Letter Words Ending in EY27 CORE · 7 extendedabbey, alley, cagey, dopey5 Letter Words Ending in FY15 CORE · 1 extendedbeefy, deify, goofy, huffy5 Letter Words Ending in GY28 CORE · 7 extendedbaggy, buggy, dingy, elegy5 Letter Words Ending in HY12 CORE · 7 extendedbushy, fishy, itchy, mushy5 Letter Words Ending in KY53 CORE · 8 extendedbulky, cocky, dusky, flaky5 Letter Words Ending in LY68 CORE · 14 extendedamply, apply, aptly, badly5 Letter Words Ending in MY29 CORE · 6 extendedbalmy, dummy, enemy, filmy5 Letter Words Ending in NY39 CORE · 10 extendedagony, briny, bunny, canny5 Letter Words Ending in OY6 CORE · 2 extendedalloy, annoy, decoy, enjoy5 Letter Words Ending in PY29 CORE · 8 extendedbumpy, dumpy, guppy, happy5 Letter Words Ending in RY43 CORE · 17 extendedangry, berry, carry, curry5 Letter Words Ending in SY30 CORE · 6 extendedbossy, daisy, fussy, lousy5 Letter Words Ending in TY69 CORE · 15 extendedbooty, deity, dirty, ditty5 Letter Words Ending in VY10 CORE · 1 extendedgravy, heavy, privy, savvy5 Letter Words Ending in WY4 CORE · 3 extendedchewy, showy, snowy, blowy5 Letter Words Ending in XY2 CORE · 2 extendedproxy, epoxy5 Letter Words Ending in ZY13 CORE · 1 extendedcrazy, dizzy, fizzy, fuzzy
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Y is fixed in the fifth position, while vowel count and repeated-letter structure help distinguish the remaining four-letter shapes. This page currently contains 566 CORE and 132 extended matches.
Most common letters immediately before Y is led by T with 69 CORE matches. Combine the letter-before-Y distribution with any known opening or excluded letters.
The largest vowel group has 1 vowel in 413 CORE words; 44% of the CORE cohort repeats at least one letter. Use those figures as filters, not as claims that one word is the intended answer.
Continue with 5-letter words ending in A–Z, return to the complete 5-letter word list, or compare words ending in y across lengths 2–15.
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How many 5-letter words end in Y?
This verified set contains 566 CORE words and 132 extended words, for 698 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this Y group?
The 566 CORE words average 11.7 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these Y words often repeat letters?
249 of 566 CORE words repeat at least one letter.