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5 Letter Words With I and Y

There are 242 five-letter words with I and Y. I and Y sit side by side in 23 of these words (9.5%), most often as YI. Small patterns like this make the next guess easier. The 63 common words (daily, lying, dirty, silly) come first below.

On average a word here has 1.3 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 33 words). 29% repeat a letter, like silly. The most common first letter is D (26 words).

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Common 5-letter words with I and Y (63)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

Tip: try lying as your next guess. It tests 5 different letters that are common in this group. Since 29% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.

All 5-letter words with I and Y (242)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

acidy aliya amity ayins beigy bialy bicky biddy biffy bigly bikky bilgy billy bitsy bitty bivvy blimy briny byssi chivy ciggy cissy civvy cylix cynic daily dairy daisy deify deity diary dicey dicky dicty diddy dikey dilly dimly dingy dinky dippy dirty dishy ditsy ditty ditzy divvy dizzy doily drily dying edify eying eyrie eyrir fairy fiery fifty filly filmy finny firry fishy fitly fizzy gaily giddy gilly gimpy ginny gipsy girly goyim grimy gripy hairy hilly hinny hippy hissy hiyas hying hyoid icily idyll idyls imply inbye inlay irony itchy ivory jiffy jimmy jimpy jivey juicy kicky kiddy kilty kindy kinky kissy kitty kylie kylix kyrie lairy laity layin limby limey lindy liney lingy linky linty lippy lying lyric lysin lysis lytic meiny middy miffy milky milty mincy mingy minny minty mirky missy misty myoid mysid niffy nifty nimby ninny nippy nitty noily noisy picky piety piggy pigmy pikey piney pinky pinny pithy pricy privy pyins pyoid pyric pyxie pyxis rainy reify ribby ridgy riley risky ritzy riyal roily sayid shily shiny sibyl silky silly silty sissy sixty skiey slily slimy spicy spiky spiny spiry stimy styli sylis thymi tinny tippy tipsy titty tizzy twiny tying typic unify unity veiny vichy viewy vinyl vying whiny whity widdy wifty wiggy willy wimpy windy winey wingy wispy withy witty xysti yagis yaird yetis yield yikes yills yince yipes yirds yirrs yirth yogic yogin yogis yomim yonic yonis yowie zayin zincy zingy zinky zippy

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More 5-letter word lists with I or Y

Starting with I (129)Starting with Y (101)Ending in I (166)Ending in Y (949) With I and S (1,008)With E and I (879)With I and R (690)With A and I (680)With I and N (662)With I and L (633)With I and T (609)With D and I (473)With A and Y (452)With E and Y (414)With I and O (405)With C and I (386)

Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words have both I and Y?

Our dictionary has 242, which is 2.7% of all five-letter words. 63 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is the most common five-letter word with both I and Y?

Going by how often words appear in everyday English, daily, followed by lying and dying.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try lying. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 29% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

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