Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with O as 2nd and Y as 5th Letter
Whether you are solving a daily puzzle or planning a Scrabble play, the words below fit O second and Y fifth. O in the second box is one of the most common placements and follows many consonants. A final Y works like a vowel and closes many adjectives, nouns and adverbs.
365matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with O as 2nd and Y as 5th Letter
- bobby
- bocoy
- bogey
- boggy
- boily
- bolly
- bolty
- boney
- bonny
- booay
- booby
- boody
- boofy
- boogy
- booky
- booly
- boomy
- boosy
- booty
- boozy
- borty
- bosey
- bosky
- bossy
- bothy
- botry
- botty
- bousy
- bowly
- boxty
- boysy
- coaly
- coaxy
- cobby
- cocky
- coddy
- coiny
- cokey
- colby
- coley
- colly
- comby
- comfy
- commy
- coney
- conky
- consy
- cooey
- cooky
- cooly
- coomy
- coony
- cooty
- copay
- coppy
- copsy
- corby
- corey
- corky
- corny
- corsy
- cosey
- cothy
- cotty
- covey
- cowry
- coyly
- cozey
- doaty
- dobby
- doddy
- dodgy
- dogey
- doggy
- dogly
- doily
- dolly
- doncy
- doney
- donny
- donsy
- doody
- dooly
- doomy
- doozy
- dopey
- doray
- dorky
- dormy
- dorty
- dossy
- dotty
- dovey
- dowdy
- dowly
- downy
- dowry
- doyly
- foaly
- foamy
- fogey
- foggy
- foldy
- foley
- folky
- folly
- fonly
- foody
- footy
- foppy
- foray
- forby
- forcy
- fordy
- forky
- formy
- forty
- fouty
- foxly
- goary
- goaty
- gobby
- godly
- goety
- goldy
- golly
- goney
- gooby
- goody
- gooey
- goofy
- gooky
- gooly
- goony
- goopy
- goory
- goosy
- gormy
- gorry
- gorsy
- gossy
- goury
- gouty
- gowdy
- hoagy
- hoary
- hobby
- hocky
- hoddy
- hoggy
- hokey
- holey
- holly
- homey
- honey
- honky
- hoody
- hooey
- hoofy
- hooky
- hooly
- hooty
- hoppy
- horny
- horry
- horsy
- hosey
- hotly
- hotty
- housy
- howdy
- jokey
- jolly
- jolty
- jonty
- jotty
- jowly
- jowpy
- kooky
- loamy
- lobby
- lochy
- locky
- lofty
- loggy
- lolly
- looby
- looey
- looky
- loony
- loopy
- loory
- loppy
- lordy
- lorry
- lossy
- louey
- loury
- lousy
- louty
- lovey
- lowly
- lowry
- mobby
- mobey
- mochy
- moggy
- moity
- moldy
- molly
- mommy
- money
- monny
- monty
- moody
- mooly
- moony
- moory
- mopey
- moppy
- mopsy
- moray
- mosey
- mossy
- motey
- mothy
- motty
- moudy
- mouly
- mousy
- nobby
- nobly
- noddy
- noily
- noisy
- nonly
- nonny
- nooky
- nosey
- nouny
- noway
- nowty
- oolly
- pobby
- poboy
- pocky
- poddy
- podgy
- poesy
- pogey
- poggy
- pokey
- poley
- polly
- pomey
- pommy
- poncy
- pondy
- poney
- pongy
- ponty
- poofy
- pooly
- pooty
- poovy
- poppy
- popsy
- porgy
- porky
- porny
- porry
- porty
- posey
- possy
- potsy
- potty
- poucy
- pousy
- pouty
- powny
- pozzy
- roary
- rocky
- roguy
- roily
- rokey
- rompy
- roofy
- rooky
- roomy
- roopy
- rooty
- ropey
- rorty
- rougy
- rouky
- roupy
- rowdy
- rowty
- soaky
- soapy
- soary
- sobby
- socky
- soddy
- softy
- soggy
- soily
- solay
- soncy
- songy
- sonly
- sonny
- sonsy
- sooey
- sooky
- soony
- sooty
- sophy
- soppy
- sorry
- sorty
- souly
- soupy
- soury
- sozly
- toady
- tocky
- today
- toddy
- toffy
- toity
- tokay
- tolly
- tommy
- toney
- toppy
- topsy
- toshy
- tossy
- totty
- tousy
- touzy
- towny
- towsy
- towzy
- voddy
- woady
- wodgy
- woldy
- wolly
- womby
- wonky
- woody
- woofy
- wooly
- woozy
- wopsy
- wordy
- worky
- wormy
- worry
- yolky
- zooey
- zooty
What the Common Words Have in Common
The first box is most often M as in MONEY, H as in HONEY and F as in FORTY. In the middle, the third box tends to hold R in SORRY, O in WOODY and L in HOLLY. Just before the final Y, expect L in HOLLY and T in FORTY.
Useful five-letter words
MONEY, TODAY, SORRY, WORRY and HONEY are the entries you are most likely to meet. BOBBY, FORTY and ROCKY are worth keeping in reserve.
- MONEY
- TODAY
- SORRY
- WORRY
- HONEY
Quick Strategy for This Pattern
Begin with M, H and F in the first box, because they open the largest groups. If the opener comes back grey, test R in the third box, since it is the single most common middle letter here. The fixed O 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, O is worth one point and Y is worth four points. Knowing words such as MONEY, TODAY and SORRY helps you use both tiles quickly when they land on your rack.
Frequently asked questions
What should I guess first for this pattern
MONEY is a strong first choice, because it is a familiar word that also tests E, M and N in the three open boxes.
Is O second and Y fifth a common pattern in Wordle
It is a large 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.
Which letters usually start words with O second and Y fifth
M, H and F are the usual openers, as in MONEY, HONEY and FORTY. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.