5-Letter Words Ending With EY
90 wordsWords ending in -EY often carry a casual, descriptive quality—think GLUEY, HOKEY, or MATEY. This pattern appears across informal adjectives and familiar nouns, making these words both approachable and practical for word games.
Pattern Guide
Word recommendations for board games.
Word Games
High-value words for board games
Top 5-Letter Words
a small collection of people
small and remote and insignificant
a church associated with a monastery or convent
artificially formal
globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh
COZEY dominates both Scrabble and WWF at 19 points, making it the clear power play. The interesting divergence comes with JASEY—worth 15 in Scrabble but 16 in WWF due to the J's higher value there. HOKEY drops from 15 points in Scrabble to 13 in WWF, so context matters when choosing your play. COVEY and POKEY hold steady across both games, making them reliable choices.
Wordle
5-letter words for daily puzzles
Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)
(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
MATEY offers strong vowel coverage with A and E plus the common consonants M and T. SAMEY provides similar benefits while testing the S, one of the most frequent letters in English words.
Hidden Gems
Rare but valid words to surprise opponents
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
"a cagey lawyer"
allowing passage in and out
GLUEY describes something with the sticky properties of an adhesive. It's a surprisingly valid Scrabble word that opponents might challenge, yet it sits comfortably in official dictionaries. The straightforward spelling makes it easy to remember when you need to use that awkward U-E-Y combination.
Popular crossword answers
Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.