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

Twenty-four five-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and Y as the 5th letter fill the _N__Y frame, and 11 of them are Wordle answers.

24 wordsTop pick ENJOYHighest score ENJOY 15

8 of 24 are everyday words (33%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

With N in 2nd place, S is the most common 5th letter (65 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 24 · most-used first

All valid words 24

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

Letters by positionIn 29% of these words the 1st letter is U.
1st letter
  1. U29%
  2. E21%
  3. S17%
3rd letter
  1. A13%
  2. E13%
  3. I13%
4th letter
  1. R21%
  2. A21%
  3. O17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ENJOY tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 12 words
  2. 9 points: 1 words
  3. 1010 points: 5 words
  4. 11 points: 3 words
  5. 1212 points: 2 words
  6. 13 points: 0 words
  7. 1414 points: 0 words
  8. 15 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ENJOY1517All three
SNAKY1212All three
ENSKY1212All three
ENVOY1112All three
SNOWY1111All three
UNIFY1112All three
ENEMY1011All three
UNPAY1012Collins only
ANOMY1011All three
UNCOY1012All three
SNIPY1011Collins only
ANGRY910All three

N in the second square with Y in the fifth produces 24 words, every one of them a Y-ending shape such as ENJOY, ANGRY, SNOWY or ANTSY. Eleven are Wordle answers, close to half the list, and eight read as common English. The average score of 9.5 is high because a final Y pushes almost every word toward the double figures.

_N__Y at a glance

  • 24 matches, and every single one ends in Y.
  • 11 are Wordle answers, close to half the list.
  • U opens seven words, and all seven begin UN-.
  • ENJOY tops the set at 15, then SNAKY and ENSKY at 12.
  • Eight count as common words, and ONELY is the only Collins-only entry.

Why do the _N__Y words all end in Y?

Y is the shared hinge. Add a final Y to a stem and you get an adjective or an adverb: ANGRY, ANTSY, SNOWY, SNIPY, UNARY, ENJOY, ENTRY. The frame works as a suffix catalogue rather than a random slice of the dictionary.

That uniformity makes the list quick to scan. Twenty of the 24 open with a vowel, and the seven U- words all begin UN-, from UNIFY and UNITY to UNSAY and UNLAY.

The four S- words break the vowel run but not the pattern, since SNAKY, SNARY and SNIPY still keep the final Y in place.

Which _N__Y words are Wordle answers?

Count them and you find 11: SNAKY, ENEMY, ANGRY, UNIFY, UNITY, ENJOY, INLAY, ANNOY, SNOWY, ENTRY and ENVOY. Older, rarer forms such as ONERY, ANOMY and UNCOY sit outside the answer list.

ENJOY is the one to remember for scoring, topping the group at 15 on its J. SNAKY and ENSKY follow at 12, while ENVOY, SNOWY and UNIFY reach 11.

The catch is familiarity. Half the list is common, but ENSKY, SNARY and UNCOY rarely appear in everyday writing, so save them for a tournament board.

Questions people ask

How many 5-letter words have N second and Y fifth?
There are 24, from ENJOY and ANGRY to UNLAY, and each one ends in Y. Eleven of them are Wordle answers and eight rank as common words.
Which _N__Y words are Wordle answers?
Eleven, including ENJOY, ENEMY, ANGRY, UNITY, SNOWY, ENTRY and ANNOY. That is nearly half the list, making the frame a strong Wordle clue when a green N and Y appear.
What is the highest-scoring word with N second and Y fifth?
ENJOY, at 15 points, leads on its J. SNAKY and ENSKY tie at 12, while ENVOY, SNOWY and UNIFY reach 11 on the strength of that final Y.

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