Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with L as 2nd and Y as 5th Letter
Whether you are solving a daily puzzle or planning a Scrabble play, the words below fit L second and Y fifth. L in the second box usually forms a blend with P, B, C, F, S or G. A final Y works like a vowel and closes many adjectives, nouns and adverbs.
55matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with L as 2nd and Y as 5th Letter
- alary
- alday
- ality
- allay
- alley
- alloy
- alody
- alogy
- alway
- blady
- blazy
- blimy
- bliny
- blowy
- bludy
- bluey
- clary
- clavy
- cloky
- elegy
- elogy
- flaky
- flamy
- flary
- flawy
- flaxy
- fleay
- floey
- flory
- fluey
- fluky
- fluty
- flyby
- glady
- glaky
- glary
- glazy
- gleby
- gledy
- globy
- glory
- gluey
- olepy
- ology
- platy
- pleny
- plumy
- slaky
- slaty
- slily
- slimy
- slopy
- slyly
- wlity
- zloty
Starts, Middles and Endings
Most of these words begin with A as in ALLEY, G as in GLORY and S as in SLIMY. The third box is usually L in ALLEY, O in GLORY and I in SLIMY. The fourth box is most often R in GLORY and E in ALLEY.
Useful five-letter words
GLORY, ALLEY, ALLOY, SLIMY and FLAKY are the entries you are most likely to meet.
- GLORY
- ALLEY
- ALLOY
- SLIMY
- FLAKY
A Wordle Tip for This Pattern
The first box is the biggest unknown, and A, G and S are the strongest openers to test. After that, the third box is the next best place to spend a guess, with L the most likely letter. The fixed L and Y do a lot of the work, so use your guesses on the three open boxes rather than on those two letters.
Scrabble and Other Word Games
In Scrabble, L is worth one point and Y is worth four points. Knowing words such as GLORY, ALLEY and ALLOY helps you use both tiles quickly when they land on your rack.
Frequently asked questions
What does a final Y tell me about the word
A final Y works like a vowel and closes many adjectives, nouns and adverbs. GLORY and ALLEY show the pattern.
What does L as the second letter tell me
L in the second box usually forms a blend with P, B, C, F, S or G. GLORY is a good example.
Is L 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.