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

The fixed letters leave a compact set of 18 tournament-dictionary words, and 11 begin with S. STORY, STUDY, and STRAY are familiar options; less everyday entries include ATAXY and STIVY. Since every answer ends in Y, focus on the first three letters or on whether the game accepts a candidate.

5-letter words with T second and Y fifth at a glance

• All 18 matches have T in position two and Y in the final position.
• STORY, STUDY, and STRAY are recognizable choices among the matches.
• Eleven words start with S, while five start with A.
• ITCHY and OTARY are the only matches beginning with I and O.
• ATAXY leads the scoring list at 15 points; ITCHY and STYMY score 13.

Which matches are Wordle answers?

Five of these words match the Wordle answer list, and all five also appear in tournament dictionaries. The full set of 18 is allowed as guesses, so the answer-list count is narrower than the playable-guess count.

With T fixed second and Y fixed last, the pattern trims the search sharply. STORY, STUDY, STRAY, ITCHY, and STONY are familiar candidates from the full group, but the list does not identify which five are answers. Treat the answer total as a filter, not a reason to rule out every other guess.

How do scores and dictionary coverage compare?

For 5-letter words with T as 2nd and Y as 5th letter, the scoring standout is ATAXY at 15 points. ITCHY and STYMY follow at 13 each, while STEWY and STIVY score 11. The familiar STUDY reaches 9, so an unusual word can outscore an everyday one by a clear margin.

Dictionary coverage differs: ENABLE includes 14 matches, NWL2023 includes 15, and Collins includes all 18. That makes the set less dependable in North American play than its full count suggests. Check your game's word list before relying on a Collins-only entry, especially for rarer forms such as STIVY or STYMY.