5-Letter Words With Y as the Only Vowel
There are 34 5-letter words whose only vowel is Y in the ENABLE word list. About 9% (3) are everyday words you will actually meet in text, such as lynch, myths, gypsy. The rest are rare, technical or dictionary-only words that are still valid in word games.
The most common starting letters are S (8), G (3), M (3).
Use our Wordle solver to narrow these down from your guesses, or the anagram solver to unscramble letters.
All 34 5-letter words whose only vowel is Y
byrls crypt cysts dryly flyby ghyll glyph gypsy hymns lymph lynch myrrh myths mythy nymph psych pygmy rynds shyly slyly stymy sylph synch syncs synth syphs thymy tryst typps wryly wynds wynns xylyl xysts
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words whose only vowel is Y are there?
There are 34 5-letter words whose only vowel is Y in the ENABLE word list. Counts can differ slightly in other word lists.
What are the most common 5-letter words whose only vowel is Y?
The most commonly used are lynch, myths, gypsy.
Can I use these words in Wordle or Scrabble?
Wordle uses five-letter words, and its answers are mostly everyday words, so the common words above are the likeliest. Official Scrabble and Wordle lists differ, so always check your game's own dictionary.