Complete list of 2,478 five-letter words that contain the letter Y. Browse, filter, and find the perfect word.
There are 2,478 five-letter words containing Y in our dictionary — that's 16% of all 15,921 five-letter words. The letter Y can appear in any of the 5 positions. Common examples include: ABBEY, ABODY, ABRAY, ABSEY, ABYES.
Knowing which words contain a specific letter is especially useful in Wordle when you get a yellow tile — you know the letter is in the word but not in that position.
When Wordle shows a yellow tile for Y, it means the letter is in the answer but in a different position. Use our Wordle Helper to combine yellow, green and grey clues to find the exact answer instantly.
Good Wordle starting words containing Y: ABBEY, ABODY, ABRAY, ABSEY, ABYES.
The letter Y is worth 4 points in Scrabble. High-scoring options containing Y: JAZZY, FEZZY, FIZZY, FUZZY, HUZZY. Use the word finder to filter by your rack tiles.