5-letter words with H as the 4th letter and Y as the 5th letter

Every match ends in Y with H directly in front of it, so the final two tiles are fixed at HY. Eighteen of the 33 words end in -SHY, a group that leans on adjectives such as BUSHY, FISHY, and MUSHY. Seven matches are Wordle answers, a high share for such a short list.

Seven answers in a 33-word list

• 33 tournament-dictionary words put H fourth and Y fifth.
• Seven are Wordle answers; all 33 are allowed guesses.
• Four of those answers end in -SHY: BUSHY, FISHY, MUSHY, and PUSHY.
• Eighteen matches end in -SHY overall, seven in -CHY, and six in -THY.
• Collins lists all 33; NWL2023 and ENABLE each list 25.

The -SHY, -CHY, and -THY families

Eighteen of the 33 matches end in -SHY, led by everyday adjectives such as BUSHY, CUSHY, DISHY, and WASHY. Seven end in -CHY, including DUCHY, ITCHY, and VICHY, and six close on -THY: PITHY, MYTHY, WITHY, MOTHY, BOTHY, and LATHY.

That spelling pattern pushes the list toward describing words. Most matches name a quality rather than a thing, so a clue built from this shape often points to an adjective instead of a noun. MUSHY, CUSHY, and PUSHY show how many of the -SHY entries share that flavour.

5-letter words with H as the 4th letter and Y as the 5th letter

VICHY, YECHY, and MYTHY tie at the top with 16 points each. H and Y supply 8 of those points before any other tile counts, and the average score reaches 13.2, with FISHY, DUCHY, WASHY, WITHY, and HASHY close behind at 14.

For 5-letter words with H as the 4th letter and Y as the 5th letter, dictionary coverage is simple: Collins holds all 33 matches, while NWL2023 and ENABLE each list 25. M is the busiest opener with six words, ahead of T with four.