Y is a vowel sound at the end of the 5 letter words ending in GY, and 63 of the 69 words pair it with exactly one vowel letter.
Wordle players with green G and Y tiles have three letters left to test, and Tangy, Dingy, Porgy and Pudgy are the strongest guesses. In Scrabble, Azygy scores 21 points, with Zingy at 18.
5 Letter Words Ending In GY
These are the familiar GY words. Thirteen of these fourteen words have exactly one vowel.
| Doggy | Buggy | Dodgy |
| Piggy | Foggy | Baggy |
| Soggy | Dingy | Elegy |
| Saggy | Tangy | Muggy |
| Leggy | Pudgy |
5 Letter Words Ending In GY By Starting Letter
B is the first letter of 10 words, the most of any letter, and P is next with 7.
GY Words Starting With A To D
Ten of these nineteen words start with B.
| Azygy | Baggy | Beigy |
| Biggy | Bilgy | Bingy |
| Boggy | Boogy | Buggy |
| Bulgy | Bungy | Cadgy |
| Ciggy | Daggy | Dingy |
| Dodgy | Doggy | Dungy |
| Durgy |
GY Words Starting With E To K
Eight of these fourteen words repeat a letter.
| Elegy | Elogy | Figgy |
| Foggy | Fudgy | Fuggy |
| Gungy | Hedgy | Hoagy |
| Huggy | Jaggy | Jiggy |
| Judgy | Kedgy |
GY Words Starting With L To P
One of these nineteen words has exactly two vowels.
| Ledgy | Leggy | Lingy |
| Loggy | Lurgy | Mangy |
| Midgy | Mingy | Moggy |
| Muggy | Naggy | Ology |
| Peggy | Piggy | Podgy |
| Pongy | Porgy | Pudgy |
| Puggy |
GY Words Starting With R To Z
One of these seventeen words has a K, J, Q, X or Z, which is worth five points or more in Scrabble.
| Raggy | Rangy | Ridgy |
| Ruggy | Saggy | Sedgy |
| Soggy | Stagy | Stogy |
| Surgy | Taggy | Tangy |
| Vuggy | Wedgy | Wiggy |
| Wingy | Zingy |
Best 5 Letter Words Ending In GY For Wordle
Thirty-four of the 69 repeat a letter, as Doggy, Buggy and Foggy do, so the picks are limited to words with five different letters. Tangy and Dingy each test N, the third letter of 13 words.
| Tangy | Dingy |
| Porgy | Pudgy |
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Ending In GY In Scrabble
Azygy leads at 21 points, and Zingy follows at 18, then Jaggy, Jiggy and Judgy at 17.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Azygy | 21 |
| Zingy | 18 |
| Jaggy | 17 |
| Jiggy | 17 |
| Judgy | 17 |
| Kedgy | 14 |
| Figgy | 13 |
| Foggy | 13 |
| Fudgy | 13 |
| Fuggy | 13 |
| Hedgy | 13 |
| Huggy | 13 |
| Vuggy | 13 |
| Wedgy | 13 |
| Wiggy | 13 |
Meanings Of 5 Letter Words Ending In GY
Each word is defined in its everyday sense.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Baggy | Loose fitting |
| Buggy | A light wheeled vehicle, or full of software faults |
| Dingy | Dull and dirty |
| Dodgy | Unreliable or risky |
| Doggy | Resembling a dog |
| Elegy | A poem of mourning |
| Foggy | Thick with mist |
| Fudgy | Rich and chewy like fudge |
| Leggy | Having long legs |
| Mangy | Shabby, with patchy fur |
| Muggy | Warm and humid |
| Piggy | Resembling a pig |
| Podgy | Slightly overweight |
| Porgy | A sea fish |
| Pudgy | Slightly fat |
| Rangy | Tall and thin |
| Saggy | Drooping |
| Soggy | Soaked and heavy with water |
| Tangy | Having a sharp, strong flavour |
| Zingy | Lively and fresh in flavour |
FAQs
There are 69 in total. Seven are familiar words such as Doggy, Buggy and Dodgy, and the other 62 are rarer terms accepted in Scrabble.
The strongest are Tangy, Dingy, Porgy and Pudgy. Each has five different letters, so a single guess tests three new tiles.
The highest score is 21 points, from Azygy. Zingy is next at 18, and Jaggy, Jiggy and Judgy follow at 17.
G is the third letter of 28 words, such as Baggy, Foggy and Soggy. N and D follow with 13 each.
Thirteen do, such as Dodgy, Fudgy, Podgy and Pudgy. In each, the DG is pronounced as J.
Thirty-four of the 69 repeat a letter. Doggy, Buggy and Foggy are three of them.
Related:
- Five Letter Words Ending In Y
- 5 Letter Words Ending In KY
- 5 Letter Words Ending In LY
- 5 Letter Words Ending In AY
- 5 Letter Words Ending In MY
