With PY
18 words · highest scoring is jumpy at 19 points
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About 5 Letter Words With PY
There are 18 five letter words containing PY in our dictionary. The highest scoring is jumpy at 19 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 18 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — BUMPY, JUMPY, PYGMY 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 PY at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With PY
- jumpy19
- pygmy16
- happy15
- hippy15
- wimpy15
- bumpy14
- poppy14
- puppy14
Common 5 Letter Words With PY
- bumpy14
- guppy13
- harpy13
- jumpy19
- poppy14
- puppy14
- raspy10
- soapy10
5 Letter Words With PY Defined
- bumpyAdjective · 14 points
- (of a surface) uneven, with many patches raised above the rest
- happyAdjective · 15 points
- feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
- jumpyAdjective · 19 points
- (of a person) anxious and uneasy
- poppyNoun · 14 points
- a herbaceous plant with showy flowers, milky sap, and rounded seed capsules. Many poppies contain alkaloids and are a source of drugs such as morphine and codeine
- pygmyNoun · 16 points
- a member of certain peoples of very short stature in equatorial Africa and parts of Southeast Asia
- soapyAdjective · 10 points
- containing or covered with soap
5 Letter Words With PY: Questions
How many five letter words containing PY are there?
There are 18 five letter words containing PY in our dictionary, and 18 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words containing PY?
JUMPY is the highest scoring option at 19 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words containing PY?
BUMPY, JUMPY, PYGMY are among the most familiar five letter words containing PY. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words containing PY 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.