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

This pattern fixes the final two tiles as R-Y, leaving the first three letters open. That still gives you 93 tournament-dictionary words, but only 37 rank among common English vocabulary. Start with recognizable options such as sorry, carry, worry, or entry before reaching for obscure scoring plays.

At a glance: the R-Y ending

• There are 93 five-letter matches, and all 93 appear in Collins.
• ENABLE includes 73 matches; NWL2023 includes 75.
• Thirty-seven matches are common English words, while 33 also match the Wordle answer list.
• F is the most frequent first letter, with 9 words; A follows with 8.
• Query and azury tie for the top listed Scrabble score at 17 points.

Do R-fourth, Y-fifth words fit Wordle?

Thirty-three matches are both Wordle answers and tournament-dictionary words. That makes the R-Y ending a real answer pattern, not just a long tail of game-dictionary entries. Familiar examples in the full group include every, story, and carry, though the count does not identify which specific words are answers.

For a solve, keep the last two positions fixed and test the first three letters. The first-letter spread is led by F with 9 matches, then A with 8; D, L, and S each contribute 7. That makes an F-start worth checking early when your other clues allow it.

Which R-Y words score highest in Scrabble?

Query and azury each score 17 points, ahead of jerry at 15. Chary, cowry, ochry, and awmry each reach 13. The top score is not the same as the most practical play: query is recognizable, while several other high scorers are less familiar.

Use the pattern first, then check your rack and board. Query packs a Q worth 10 points, while jerry uses J, worth 8; either can gain more when a premium square boosts a tile. The list is not equally covered across North American and international play: all 93 are in Collins, but only 75 are in NWL2023, so check your game's word list before committing.