Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with U as 2nd and Y as 5th Letter
When a puzzle hands you U as the second letter and Y as the last, the field narrows quickly. U in the second box follows many consonants and sits behind the QU pairing. A final Y works like a vowel and closes many adjectives, nouns and adverbs.
245matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with U as 2nd and Y as 5th Letter
- aunty
- bubby
- buddy
- budgy
- buffy
- bufty
- buggy
- bulby
- bulgy
- bulky
- bully
- bumpy
- bundy
- bungy
- bunjy
- bunny
- bunty
- buppy
- burly
- burry
- busby
- bushy
- busky
- busty
- butty
- buzzy
- cubby
- cucuy
- cuddy
- cuffy
- cully
- culmy
- culty
- cumay
- cumly
- cundy
- cunny
- cunty
- cupay
- cuppy
- curby
- curdy
- curly
- curny
- curry
- curvy
- cushy
- cuspy
- cutey
- cutty
- dubby
- duchy
- ducky
- duddy
- dully
- dumby
- dumky
- dummy
- dumpy
- dungy
- dunny
- duply
- duppy
- durgy
- duroy
- durry
- dusky
- dusty
- fubby
- fubsy
- fuddy
- fudgy
- fuffy
- fuggy
- fugly
- fully
- fundy
- funky
- funny
- furry
- furzy
- fussy
- fusty
- fuzzy
- guary
- gucky
- guffy
- guily
- gulfy
- gully
- gulpy
- gumby
- gumly
- gummy
- gundy
- gungy
- gunky
- gunny
- guppy
- gurdy
- gurly
- gurry
- gushy
- gussy
- gusty
- gutsy
- gutty
- hubby
- huffy
- huggy
- hulky
- hully
- humpy
- hunky
- hurly
- hurry
- hushy
- husky
- hussy
- huzzy
- juicy
- jumby
- jumpy
- jundy
- junky
- jutty
- lucky
- luddy
- lully
- lummy
- lumpy
- lungy
- lurgy
- lurky
- lurry
- lushy
- lusky
- lusty
- luvvy
- mucky
- muddy
- muffy
- mufty
- muggy
- muhly
- muley
- mummy
- mumsy
- mungy
- murky
- murly
- murry
- mushy
- musky
- mussy
- musty
- muzzy
- nubby
- nuddy
- nunky
- nunny
- nunry
- nurdy
- nurly
- nurry
- nursy
- nutsy
- nutty
- oundy
- outby
- outly
- puddy
- pudgy
- pudsy
- puffy
- puggy
- pukey
- pulpy
- pungy
- punky
- punny
- punty
- puppy
- purey
- purpy
- purry
- pursy
- purty
- pushy
- pussy
- putty
- quaky
- query
- rubby
- rucky
- ruddy
- ruely
- rugby
- ruggy
- rumly
- rummy
- rumpy
- runby
- runny
- runsy
- runty
- rushy
- rusky
- rusty
- rutty
- subby
- sucky
- suddy
- sudsy
- suety
- suity
- sulky
- sully
- sunny
- surfy
- surgy
- surly
- sussy
- tubby
- tufty
- tummy
- tumpy
- tunny
- turfy
- turgy
- turvy
- tushy
- tusky
- tutly
- tutty
- vuggy
- vughy
- vutty
- wurly
- wussy
- wuzzy
- yucky
- yukky
- yummy
- yuppy
What the Common Words Have in Common
Openers to expect include B as in BUDDY, F as in FUNNY and H as in HURRY. Between the fixed letters, look for R in HURRY, N in FUNNY and L in FULLY. Just before the final Y, expect L in FULLY and K in LUCKY.
Useful five-letter words
FUNNY, FULLY, LUCKY, BUDDY and HURRY are the entries you are most likely to meet. SUNNY, PUPPY and CURRY are worth keeping in reserve.
- FUNNY
- FULLY
- LUCKY
- BUDDY
- HURRY
How to Narrow It Down
The first box is the biggest unknown, and B, F and H are the strongest openers to test. After that, the third box is the next best place to spend a guess, with R the most likely letter. The fixed U 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, U is worth one point and Y is worth four points. Knowing words such as FUNNY, FULLY and LUCKY helps you use both tiles quickly when they land on your rack.
Frequently asked questions
Which letters usually start words with U second and Y fifth
B, F and H are the usual openers, as in BUDDY, FUNNY and HURRY. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.
What does a final Y tell me about the word
A final Y works like a vowel and closes many adjectives, nouns and adverbs. FUNNY and FULLY show the pattern.
What does U as the second letter tell me
U in the second box follows many consonants and sits behind the QU pairing. FUNNY is a good example.