5-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and Y as the 5th letter

That N-and-Y frame still leaves a broad opening: P is the most common first letter, with 14 matches, just ahead of B at 13. Familiar picks include MONEY, HONEY, CANDY, and SUNNY, but only 30 entries count as common. The strongest Scrabble scores come from less familiar words with high-value letters.

The pattern at a glance

• 141 entries fit the pattern, and every match ends in Y.
• Only 30 entries are common, despite familiar examples such as MONEY, HONEY, and CANDY.
• P leads the first-letter count with 14 words; B follows at 13.
• Dictionary counts differ: Collins has 138 matches, NWL2023 has 100, and ENABLE has 90.

Which of these words are Wordle answers?

32 matching words are Wordle answers in the tournament dictionaries, while 140 are allowed guesses. MONEY, FUNNY, HONEY, CANDY, and SUNNY are recognizable candidates when you have confirmed N in position three and Y at the end.

That gap matters: an accepted guess is not automatically a possible solution. Check the first, second, and fourth letters against your clues, then keep the fixed N and Y in place. If your game uses a different answer list, treat the 32-answer count as a guide, not a promise.

Which matching words score highest?

• ZINKY scores 21 points, the highest score among these matches.
• JUNKY, JANKY, and ZINCY each score 19 points.
• ZINGY scores 18; JENNY and FUNKY each score 15.
• The average score for the pattern is 11 points, so Z and J make a bigger scoring difference than the fixed Y.

How does this clue compare with nearby patterns?

The 5-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and Y as the 5th letter number 141. Keeping N in place but changing the ending to S gives 321 matches, while changing the third letter to R and keeping final Y gives 137.

That contrast makes the final Y a tight filter: the N-and-S pattern has more than twice as many matches, while the R-and-Y pattern is close in size. For solving, start with familiar options like MONEY or SUNNY, then widen your search if the first two letters rule them out. Collins includes more matches than ENABLE, so check your game's word list when a candidate seems unfamiliar.