Five-letter position pattern

5 Letter Words with H as 2nd and Y as 5th Letter

Here is a quick guide to 5 letter words with H as the 2nd letter and Y as the 5th letter. H in the second box almost always forms a pair with the first letter, such as TH, WH, SH or CH. A final Y works like a vowel and closes many adjectives, nouns and adverbs.

28matching five-letter words

5 Letter Words with H as 2nd and Y as 5th Letter

chary
chevy
chewy
chivy
choky
dhoby
dhoty
phoby
phony
rhody
rhymy
shady
shaky
shaly
shapy
shawy
shily
shiny
shivy
showy
shyly
thawy
thewy
thymy
whaly
whiny
whity
whory

What the Common Words Have in Common

Openers to expect include S as in SHINY, C as in CHEVY and P as in PHONY. Between the fixed letters, look for A in SHADY, I in SHINY and E in CHEVY. The fourth box is most often N in SHINY and D in SHADY.

Useful five-letter words

SHINY, SHADY, CHEVY, SHAKY and PHONY are the entries you are most likely to meet.

SHINY
SHADY
CHEVY
SHAKY
PHONY

A Wordle Tip for This Pattern

Begin with S, C and P in the first box, because they open the largest groups. After that, the third box is the next best place to spend a guess, with A the most likely letter. The fixed H and Y do a lot of the work, so use your guesses on the three open boxes rather than on those two letters.

Playing This Pattern in Word Games

In Scrabble, H is worth four points and Y is worth four points. Words like SHINY, SHADY and CHEVY are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.

Frequently asked questions

Is H second and Y fifth a common pattern in Wordle

It is a fair sized group, so it gives you plenty of choices. Pairing the two fixed letters with the openers above is the quickest way to find the answer.

What are some common 5 letter words with H as 2nd and Y as 5th letter

SHINY, SHADY, CHEVY, SHAKY and PHONY are among the best known.

What does H as the second letter tell me

H in the second box almost always forms a pair with the first letter, such as TH, WH, SH or CH. SHINY is a good example.