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Five letter words containing y (196)

Found 196 five letter words containing y. Search pattern: ??y??. Use ? for unknown letters and * for wildcards.

Scrabble Scores — Average: 11 pts

Highest: azygy 21, avyze 20, azyme 19, azyms 19, quyte 17

Lowest: ulyie 8, tuyer 8, tryst 8, tryer 8, toyos 8

5 Letter Words (196)

About This Pattern

The search pattern ??y?? looks for 5-letter words with an unknown letter in the first position, an unknown letter in the second position, the letter Y in the third position, an unknown letter in the fourth position, an unknown letter in the fifth position. You already know 1 out of 5 letters — only 4 remain to discover.

Where This Helps

  • Crossword puzzles — you have a 5-letter clue with some known letters and need to fill in the blanks.
  • Wordle — narrow down today's answer by checking which 5-letter words fit your known and unknown positions.
  • Scrabble & Words With Friends — find valid words that match your available tiles and board constraints.
  • Word games — anagram solvers, hangman helpers, and vocabulary builders all benefit from pattern-based word search.

FAQ

How many words match the pattern ??y???

There are 196 English words matching this pattern.

Which word length is most common for this pattern?

5-letter words are the most common, with 196 matches out of 196 total.

What are some example words matching ??y???

Some matching words include: abyes, abysm, abyss, acyls, adyta.

How does the pattern ??y?? work?

Each ? stands for exactly one unknown letter, while * matches zero or more letters. Known letters must appear in their exact positions.

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