Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: EARLY, RESAY, LEARY, SALTY, RELAY and SADLY. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 833 of the 1,310 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- JAZZY33 points
- FIZZY29 points
- FUZZY29 points
- MUZZY28 points
- DIZZY27 points
Patterns in this list
Y sits in the fifth position most often (894 words) and in the fourth position least often (63). 25 of the words contain more than one Y. 34 of them have no A, E, I, O or U.
5 letter words with…
- 5 letter words with a3,486 words
- 5 letter words with b959 words
- 5 letter words with c1,362 words
- 5 letter words with d1,561 words
- 5 letter words with e3,865 words
- 5 letter words with f686 words
- 5 letter words with g1,004 words
- 5 letter words with h1,143 words
- 5 letter words with i2,419 words
- 5 letter words with j171 words
- 5 letter words with k876 words
- 5 letter words with l2,163 words
- 5 letter words with m1,220 words
- 5 letter words with n1,834 words
- 5 letter words with o2,518 words
- 5 letter words with p1,260 words
- 5 letter words with q75 words
- 5 letter words with r2,659 words
- 5 letter words with s3,971 words
- 5 letter words with t2,072 words
- 5 letter words with u1,581 words
- 5 letter words with v454 words
- 5 letter words with w673 words
- 5 letter words with x201 words
- y1310
- 5 letter words with z211 words
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Questions
How many 5 letter words contain Y?
There are 1,310 5 letter words that contain Y in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that contain Y?
JAZZY, worth 33 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess with Y in it?
RESAY, EARLY and LEARY use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

