5-Letter Words With R as the Third Letter and Y as the Fifth
There are 152 five-letter words with R as the third letter and Y as the fifth, including 39 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern __R_Y (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With R as the Third Letter and Y as the Fifth
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.
- PARTY A social gathering for celebration or entertainment
- EARLY Occurring near the beginning of a period of time or before the usual time
- SORRY Feeling regret or sorrow over something done or undone
- CARRY Move while supporting something in one's hands or on one's body
- WORRY To feel anxious or troubled about something
- HARRY Annoys continually or persistently
- DIRTY Soiled or covered with dirt or grime
- MARRY To take someone as one's spouse in marriage
- MERCY Compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone
- FORTY The number that is ten more than thirty
- SPRAY Water in small drops in the atmosphere or thrown up by a waterfall
- HURRY A condition of urgency making it necessary to move quickly
More Common Puzzle Answers
- ARRAY
- DERBY
- FERRY
- BERRY
- CURRY
- HARDY
- MERRY
- STRAY
- CURLY
- FURRY
- PARRY
- CORNY
- NERDY
- CURVY
- MURKY
- JERKY
- FORAY
- MORAY
- PERKY
- SURLY
- BURLY
- DORKY
- TARDY
- PORKY
- WORDY
- NERVY
- WARTY
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: P (13%), C (10%), M (9%)
- Most common additional vowel: A, in 34% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: A, O, E, U, D
- Most have 1 vowel (91%)
- 25% contain a repeated letter
- 39 of the 152 are common puzzle answers (26%)
Other Valid Words
113 additional dictionary words have R as the third letter and Y as the fifth — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- BARRY
- JERRY
- TERRY
- PERRY
- KERRY
- HORNY
- COREY
- KIRBY
- DARCY
- GIRLY
- LORRY
- DERRY
- PURDY
- CORBY
- VARDY
- CORKY
- LORDY
- HARPY
- TARRY
- PERVY
- BARMY
- BURRY
- MARLY
- MURRY
- PORGY
- HERBY
- MARDY
- VERRY
- PURTY
- WARBY
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- GURDY
- DERPY
- WORMY
- HURLY
- CARDY
- CARNY
- RORTY
- BARBY
- FERNY
- PARDY
- LARDY
- PARLY
- DERAY
- SERRY
- HERRY
- CARBY
- BARNY
- HURTY
- PARKY
- GARDY
- GERMY
- BARKY
- STROY
- PORNY
- GURRY
- TARTY
- SARKY
- PORTY
- DUROY
- DERNY
- PERDY
- MARVY
- BARDY
- NARKY
- LURGY
- FORKY
- WORKY
- DORMY
- FORBY
- SURFY
- PURRY
- HORSY
- LARKY
- FARCY
- BARFY
- DURRY
- CURDY
- SCRAY
- MORGY
- BERAY
- MARAY
- CERTY
- POREY
- BORTY
- GORAY
- PERMY
- FERLY
- DORTY
- KERKY
- OUREY
- ABRAY
- PURSY
- MURLY
- MIRKY
- BIRSY
- MIRLY
- GORSY
- FIRRY
- CURNY
- LURRY
- GURLY
- CARVY
- SURGY
- GORMY
- PURPY
- KARSY
- DURGY
- NIRLY
- NURDY
- TURFY
- TARZY
- FURZY
- KARZY
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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.