5-Letter Words Containing H and Y
There are 236 five-letter words containing H and Y, including 50 common puzzle answers. These are the words with the letters H and Y anywhere in the word, in any order. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Containing H and Y
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- HAPPY Feeling or showing joy or pleasure
- HEAVY Having great weight or density
- YOUTH The period of life between childhood and adulthood
- HARRY Annoys continually or persistently
- HONEY A sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
- HURRY A condition of urgency making it necessary to move quickly
- HANDY Convenient or easy to reach and use
- HOBBY An activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure
- SHINY Reflecting light
- HOLLY A shrub or tree with shiny evergreen leaves and red berries
- HARDY Able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions
- YACHT An expensive vessel propelled by sail or power for cruising or racing
More Common Puzzle Answers
- HAIRY
- SHADY
- HYPER
- HYDRO
- RHYME
- PSYCH
- SHAKY
- HEFTY
- PHONY
- ITCHY
- HYDRA
- HASTY
- HUSKY
- FISHY
- LYMPH
- HILLY
- HOWDY
- THYME
- PUSHY
- DUCHY
- HIPPY
- BUSHY
- MUSHY
- CHEWY
- HEADY
- HOTLY
- WHINY
- NYMPH
- HYENA
- SHOWY
Show all 50 common puzzle answers All 50 common puzzle answers
- HOMEY
- GLYPH
- CUSHY
- HOPPY
- PITHY
- MYRRH
- HAMMY
- SHYLY
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: H (44%), S (8%), Y (7%)
- Most common last letter: Y (57%), H (10%), S (8%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 30% of these words
- H is most often the first letter (44%)
- Y is most often the fifth letter (57%)
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, A, S, O, T
- Most have 1 vowel (69%)
- 27% contain a repeated letter
- 50 of the 236 are common puzzle answers (21%)
Other Valid Words
186 additional dictionary words contain both H and Y — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- HENRY
- LYNCH
- YAHOO
- HORNY
- MYTHS
- HYPED
- CHEVY
- HUBBY
- SYNTH
- HYMNS
- ETHYL
- VICHY
- HUNKY
- HOKEY
- WASHY
- HOYLE
- HYMEN
- HENNY
- SYNCH
- HARPY
- SYRAH
- HISSY
- HANKY
- HOARY
- HOODY
- WYTHE
- HYOID
- HOOKY
- HACKY
- YEESH
Show all 186 words All 186 words
- HUFFY
- TECHY
- HUSSY
- CHAYA
- HYTHE
- HOLEY
- YEAHS
- HERBY
- HELLY
- HYPES
- HYNDE
- BOTHY
- SOPHY
- SHAYS
- HOYAS
- PHYLA
- HUGGY
- HAYLE
- HURLY
- SYLPH
- GUSHY
- HOTTY
- HATTY
- HYGGE
- HAPLY
- HOOEY
- WITHY
- HUMPY
- RHYNE
- HINKY
- DISHY
- TUSHY
- SHOYU
- HERRY
- SHYER
- TICHY
- KHAYA
- HYLAS
- HURTY
- HYDEL
- MUHLY
- CHARY
- WAHEY
- SHAYA
- MYNAH
- HOAGY
- HOWAY
- HYPHY
- ACHEY
- RHODY
- HYRAX
- HYPOS
- HYSON
- RUSHY
- HOOTY
- HEXYL
- HINNY
- CHYLE
- HOOLY
- CHYME
- HOSEY
- GHYLL
- LYTHE
- HAYER
- GOTHY
- PHYSA
- LOCHY
- HYLES
- HYPHA
- HULLY
- WHITY
- AYAHS
- METHY
- DASHY
- CHOKY
- SHALY
- MASHY
- HORSY
- AIYAH
- SYTHE
- HAILY
- SHILY
- CHAYS
- MESHY
- HEATY
- MOCHY
- HASHY
- HEEDY
- MOTHY
- HAYED
- LATHY
- PHOTY
- HYING
- CHIVY
- HERYE
- HUSHY
- HIPLY
- GASHY
- HEYED
- TOSHY
- RUCHY
- LUSHY
- HEAPY
- HEDGY
- WAHAY
- HOYED
- CHYND
- HEMPY
- WHEYS
- HYENS
- HAYEY
- THAWY
- HYKES
- HULKY
- THEWY
- OCHRY
- PHYLE
- POOHY
- HUZZY
- TYTHE
- IMSHY
- RYTHE
- THYMY
- DAYCH
- PHYMA
- YECHY
- HYLEG
- HYLIC
- KYTHE
- MYTHY
- THYMI
- RAYAH
- YECHS
- OTHYL
- SYPHS
- VUGHY
- YIRTH
- WHYDA
- YOHAY
- MYTHI
- YECCH
- YEUCH
- THUYA
- KHYAL
- YOGHS
- RHYMY
- DOHYO
- OOYAH
- HWYLS
- PHYNX
- YUCCH
- RHYTA
- YOHAH
- YODHS
- YRNEH
- AIYOH
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.