With HY
17 words · highest scoring is duchy at 14 points
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About 5 Letter Words With HY
There are 17 five letter words containing HY in our dictionary. The highest scoring is duchy at 14 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 17 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — BUSHY, HYENA, MUSHY among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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5 Letter Words With HY at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With HY
- duchy14
- fishy14
- hyped14
- shyly14
- bushy13
- hymen13
- hymns13
- hyper13
Common 5 Letter Words With HY
- bushy13
- fishy14
- hydro12
- hymen13
- hyped14
- itchy13
- pithy13
- rhyme13
5 Letter Words With HY Defined
- bushyAdjective · 13 points
- growing thickly
- fishyAdjective · 14 points
- relating to or resembling fish or a fish
- hyenaNoun · 11 points
- a doglike African mammal with forelimbs that are longer than the hindlimbs and an erect mane. Hyenas are noted as scavengers but most are also effective hunters
- hypedVerb · 14 points
- promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its benefits
- mushyAdjective · 13 points
- soft and pulpy
- rhymeNoun · 13 points
- correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry
5 Letter Words With HY: Questions
How many five letter words containing HY are there?
There are 17 five letter words containing HY in our dictionary, and 17 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words containing HY?
DUCHY is the highest scoring option at 14 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words containing HY?
BUSHY, HYENA, MUSHY are among the most familiar five letter words containing HY. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words containing HY valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.