5-letter words containing Y

We've put together a list of 1,368 5-letter words that contain Y for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. That is 15% of the 8,909 5-letter words in the Scrabble dictionary.

Words like Byssi, Gaudy, Mamey, Roily and Witty are on the list. Y is most often the fifth letter, in 935 of the words. 31 of them use Y more than once. The highest scoring is Jacky, Jiffy and Quaky, worth 21 points without any bonuses (3 more tie).

If Wordle has shown you a yellow or green Y, this is the list to scan. The Scrabble dictionary is bigger than Wordle's own word lists, so not every word here will be a Wordle answer; our Wordle Cheat narrows the list down with the other clues you have.