5-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and Y as the 5th letter
5-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and Y as the 5th letter number 61, and every one ends in Y, from DAILY and SHINY to ZAIDY.
13 of 61 are everyday words (21%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With I in 3rd place, S is the most common 5th letter (303 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Common words
All valid words 61
- ACIDY11
- AMITY10
- ATIMY10
- BEIGY11
- BLIMY12
- BLINY10
- BRINY10
- CHIVY16
- DAILY9
- DAIRY9
- DAISY9
- DEIFY12
- DEITY9
- DOILY9
- DRILY9
- EDIFY12
- FAIRY11
- GAILY9
- GRIMY11
- GRIPY11
- GRISY9
- HAILY11
- HAIRY11
- ICILY10
- JUICY17
- LAIRY8
- LAITY8
- MEINY10
- NOILY8
- NOISY8
- PRICY12
- PRIMY12
- PRIVY13
- RAINY8
- REIFY11
- ROILY8
- SEITY8
- SHILY11
- SHINY11
- SKIEY12
- SKIVY15
- SLILY8
- SLIMY10
- SNIPY10
- SOILY8
- SPICY12
- SPIKY14
- SPINY10
- SPIRY10
- STIMY10
- STIVY11
- TRIPY10
- TWINY11
- UNIFY11
- UNITY8
- VAIRY11
- VEILY11
- VEINY11
- WHINY14
- WHITY14
- ZAIDY18
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZAIDY | 18 | 17 | NWL only |
| JUICY | 17 | 20 | All three |
| CHIVY | 16 | 16 | All three |
| SKIVY | 15 | 15 | Collins only |
| WHINY | 14 | 13 | All three |
| SPIKY | 14 | 14 | All three |
| WHITY | 14 | 12 | All three |
| PRIVY | 13 | 14 | All three |
| SPICY | 12 | 13 | All three |
| PRICY | 12 | 13 | All three |
| EDIFY | 12 | 11 | All three |
| DEIFY | 12 | 11 | All three |
The frame __I_Y leaves a single fixed letter at the end, and that letter shapes the whole list. SHINY, HAIRY, SPICY, RAINY, JUICY and NOISY are adjectives and GAILY and ICILY are adverbs, while DAILY, DAIRY and UNITY break the mould as nouns. Twenty-four of the 61 sit on Wordle's answer list, close to 40 percent of the group.
The __I_Y list in five lines
- 61 five-letter words end in Y with I in the third slot.
- S opens 15 of them and D opens 7.
- Twenty-four are Wordle answers, close to 40 percent of the list.
- ZAIDY scores 18 and JUICY 17, the two best totals.
- Thirteen rank as common English and 51 carry a definition.
Why so many of these words are adjectives
The Y ending is the adjective and adverb suffix, and this list shows it clearly. SHINY, HAIRY, SPICY, JUICY, NOISY, RAINY, SLIMY, GRIMY, SPIKY, SPINY and BRINY all describe something, while GAILY and ICILY describe how something is done.
Nouns and verbs break the pattern in useful ways. DAILY, DAIRY, UNITY, DEITY, AMITY and LAITY are nouns, and EDIFY and UNIFY are verbs that keep the IF frame inside the Y ending.
Which __I_Y words score best?
ZAIDY reaches 18 points and JUICY 17, with CHIVY on 16 and SKIVY on 15. WHINY, SPIKY and WHITY share 14, so most of the leaders rely on a Z, J, V or K tile rather than the Y itself.
Collins lists 60 of the 61 words and NWL2023 lists 49, which costs a North American player a fifth of the group. Confirm your game's dictionary before you gamble a premium tile on an unfamiliar spelling.
Turning the Y ending into a guess
Because every match ends in Y, spend your guesses on the other four slots. Test the S, D and B openings early, then use the vowel clues to separate SPIKY from SPINY and WHINY.
Questions people ask
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