5-Letter Words With G and Y
There are 159 five-letter words with G and Y in them. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like YOUNG, GLORY, RUGBY appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Wordle, Scrabble, and Words With Friends, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
Most common
- young9
- glory9
- rugby11
- angry9
- dying10
- lying9
- gypsy14
- buggy12
- tying9
- agony9
- gravy12
- goofy12
- piggy12
- doggy11
- ginny9
- geeky13
- grays9
- gully9
- girly9
- goody10
All 159 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- godly 10
- foggy 13
- glyph 14
- dodgy 11
- saggy 10
- giddy 11
- pygmy 16
- baggy 12
- gipsy 11
- bogey 11
- vying 12
- gabby 13
- gooey 9
- tangy 9
- soggy 10
- golly 9
- greys 9
- elegy 9
- gummy 13
- dingy 10
- gaudy 10
- gyrus 9
- guppy 13
- gyros 9
- gutsy 9
- gusty 9
- yager 9
- zingy 18
- leggy 10
- gilly 9
- dungy 10
- ology 9
- gunny 9
- porgy 11
- jiggy 17
- yogic 11
- grimy 11
- gaily 9
- boggy 12
- ghyll 12
- yogis 9
- guyot 9
- pudgy 12
- muggy 12
- fogey 12
- hoagy 12
- cagey 11
- gassy 9
- gayer 9
- wiggy 13
- gouty 9
- mangy 11
- biggy 12
- gemmy 13
- glady 10
- gimpy 13
- gamay 11
- gally 9
- gauzy 18
- jaggy 17
- pigmy 13
- goyim 11
- moggy 12
- boogy 11
- gamey 11
- gawky 16
- eying 9
- guyed 10
- gyoza 18
- yogas 9
- gayly 12
- raggy 10
- gushy 12
- rangy 9
- puggy 12
- goony 9
- gurry 9
- gyres 9
- goopy 11
- yagis 9
- yangs 9
- grody 10
- faggy 13
- gluey 9
- agley 9
- beigy 11
- bigly 11
- bilgy 11
- bulgy 11
- cadgy 12
- dogey 10
- fuggy 13
- gammy 13
- gappy 13
- gawsy 12
- gayal 9
- germy 11
- glary 9
- glazy 18
- gleys 9
- gooky 13
- goosy 9
- gorsy 9
- grapy 11
- gripy 11
- gulfy 12
- gulpy 11
- gunky 13
- gussy 9
- gutty 9
- gybed 12
- gybes 11
- gyral 9
- gyred 10
- gyron 9
- gyved 13
- gyves 12
- hedgy 13
- hying 12
- ledgy 10
- lingy 9
- loggy 10
- mingy 11
- naggy 10
- podgy 12
- pogey 11
- ridgy 10
- sedgy 10
- stagy 9
- stogy 9
- surgy 9
- vuggy 13
- wedgy 13
- wingy 12
- yeggs 10
- yogee 9
- yoghs 12
- yogin 9
- yugas 9
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with G and Y in them?
There are 159 five-letter words with G and Y in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are YOUNG, GLORY, RUGBY.
What are common five-letter words with G and Y in them?
YOUNG, GLORY, RUGBY, ANGRY, DYING are the most frequently used. The full list of 159 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.