5-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and Y as the 5th letter

The pattern is _H__Y: H is fixed in the second spot, and every match ends in Y. Just five entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so familiar options make up a small slice. SHINY, SHADY, SHAKY, PHONY, and CHEWY are recognizable examples; rarer forms include THAWY and THEWY.

Pattern facts at a glance

• The fixed pattern _H__Y has 19 tournament-dictionary matches.
• S begins 7 entries, C begins 5, and T begins 3.
• Only 5 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Collins accepts all 19; ENABLE and NWL2023 each accept 17.

Which 5-letter words have H second and Y fifth?

The pattern yields 7 Wordle answer-list matches and 19 allowed guesses. That makes the confirmed letters a strong filter, but it does not identify one answer by itself: several openings remain, especially S and C.

Once H and Y are locked in, test the first position before spending guesses on obscure endings. S and C together account for 12 of the 19 words, with T another cluster of 3. The answer-list matches are not individually identified here, so use your game’s feedback to narrow the remaining slots.

Which entries score highest in Scrabble?

CHOKY leads the Scrabble scores at 17 points. CHEVY, CHEWY, CHIVY, and THYMY each score 16, while SHAKY earns 15. The pattern’s average score is 13.8, so the high values come from particular letter combinations rather than every word being a premium play.

CHOKY is the expert’s trapdoor: its unusual spelling can turn a familiar letter pattern into a strong score, but it is not a word most players reach for in conversation. Dictionary coverage also differs: Collins includes two entries absent from ENABLE and NWL2023. Check your game’s word list before relying on those Collins-only options.