5 Letter Words Containing NY

There are 91+ five letter words with NY in our English dictionary. Every five-letter NY word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with NY.

Playing Wordle?

All you need is here: hints, solutions, and unlimited practice games.

Popular 5-Letter Words With NY

rainy 8
agony 9
banya 10
beany 10
canny 10
curny 10
goony 9
henny 11
meiny 10
nanny 8
ninny 8
penny 10

All 5-Letter Words With NY (73 words)

Trending Today

5-letter word lists built for puzzle solving

How Common is NY as a Middle 5 Letter word?

There are 91 5-letter words containing NY in English. The average Scrabble score here is 9.9, with -Y endings dominating (86% of them).

Total Words
91
Avg Scrabble Score
9.9
Most Common Ending (86%)
Y
Top Vowel Pairs
OO
EA

Word Containing List You May Find Interesting

Tools for Your Word Lists Games

Finders and solvers to turn patterns into possibilities

Hints and Answers for Your Daily Games

Keep your streak alive. Daily help for daily puzzles

Try These Word Tips Games

Fun daily word games made by Wordtips

5 Letter Words with NY are often very useful for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. Word Finder by WordTips gives you a list of words ordered by their word game points of your choice. You might also be interested in 5 Letter Words starting with NY.

Are you playing Wordle? Try our New York Times Wordle Solver or use the Include and Exclude features on our 5 Letter Words page when playing Dordle, WordGuessr or any other Wordle-like games. They help you guess the answer faster by allowing you to input the good letters you already know and exclude the words containing your bad letter combinations.

Highest-Scoring 5-Letter NY-Words in Scrabble

nymph 15
jenny 15
janny 15
yawny 14
nyaff 14
whiny 14

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains NY?

15 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains NY is nymph with a total of 15 points.

N 1
Y 4
M 3
P 3
H 4
noun 1. a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations
Synonyms:
spritesylphwood nymphwater nymph
noun 2. an immature form of an insect that does not change greatly as it grows, e.g. a dragonfly, mayfly, or locust
noun 3. a mainly brown butterfly that frequents woods and forest glades

FAQ 5 Letter Words With NY

  • How many 5 letter words containing NY are in the English dictionary?

    There are 91 5-letter words in the English dictionary that contain NY. The average Scrabble score across them is 9.9.

  • Are there any rare 5 letter words containing NY worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 5-letter words like "janny", "jenny", "agony", "tunny" contain NY and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "janny" is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 5 letter words containing NY?

    Everyday 5-letter words containing NY include "rainy", "agony", "banya", "beany", "canny".

Next to Words With NY

Explore words by letter combinations to grow your vocabulary.