5 Letter Words Ending in DY
Here are all 55 5 letter words ending in DY, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. 17 of them are common words; the rest are rarer but still valid in most word games. Use the Wordle helper to add the letters you know.
Most of these words start with B, R, S. Good picks with five different letters include ready, study, candy, sandy.
- Words found
- 55
- Most used
- ready
- Most common first letter
- B
Wordle helper: 5 letter words ending in DY
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Common 5 letter words ending in DY
| # | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ready | completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress |
| 2 | study | a detailed critical inspection |
| 3 | buddy | a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities |
| 4 | daddy | an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk |
| 5 | candy | a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts |
| 6 | sandy | of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown |
| 7 | handy | easy to reach |
| 8 | randy | feeling great sexual desire |
| 9 | teddy | plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials) |
| 10 | hardy | having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships |
| 11 | woody | made of or containing or resembling wood |
| 12 | shady | (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous |
| 13 | moody | United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998) |
| 14 | paddy | an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown |
| 15 | muddy | (of soil) soft and watery |
| 16 | needy | poor enough to need help from others |
| 17 | windy | abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes |
| 18 | dandy | a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance |
| 19 | giddy | having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling |
| 20 | rowdy | a cruel and brutal fellow |
| 21 | howdy | an expression of greeting |
| 22 | goody | something considered choice to eat |
| 23 | ruddy | inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life |
| 24 | caddy | a can for storing tea |
| 25 | heady | marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters |
| 26 | lindy | an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh) |
| 27 | gaudy | tastelessly showy |
| 28 | seedy | full of seeds |
| 29 | moldy | covered with or smelling of mold |
| 30 | tardy | after the expected or usual time; delayed |
| 31 | baldy | a person whose head is bald |
| 32 | reedy | having a tone of a reed instrument |
| 33 | wordy | using or containing too many words |
| 34 | bandy | toss or strike a ball back and forth |
| 35 | toddy | a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot |
| 36 | cuddy | the galley or pantry of a small ship |
| 37 | beady | small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button |
| 38 | kiddy | a young child |
| 39 | dowdy | British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during... |
| 40 | biddy | adult female chicken |
5 letter words ending in dy, by first letter
B (7)
- buddy
- baldy
- bandy
- bendy
- beady
- biddy
- baddy
C (3)
- candy
- caddy
- cuddy
D (4)
- daddy
- dandy
- dowdy
- duddy
G (4)
- giddy
- goody
- gaudy
- glady
H (5)
- handy
- hardy
- howdy
- heady
- hoody
K (1)
- kiddy
L (2)
- lindy
- lardy
M (4)
- moody
- muddy
- moldy
- middy
N (3)
- needy
- nerdy
- noddy
P (3)
- paddy
- pardy
- pandy
R (5)
- ready
- randy
- rowdy
- ruddy
- reedy
S (5)
- study
- sandy
- shady
- seedy
- soddy
T (4)
- teddy
- tardy
- toddy
- toady
W (5)
- woody
- windy
- wordy
- weedy
- waddy
More 5 letter word lists
ending in A ending in B ending in C ending in D ending in E ending in F ending in G ending in H ending in I ending in K ending in L ending in M ending in N ending in O ending in P ending in R ending in S ending in T ending in U ending in W ending in X ending in Y ending in Z ending in AE ending in AL ending in AN ending in AR ending in AT ending in CE ending in DE
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words ending in DY are there?
This list has 55, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words seen in real English text.
What are common 5 letter words ending in DY?
ready, study, buddy, daddy, candy, sandy, handy, randy.
Which 5 letter words ending in DY are good Wordle guesses?
ready, study, candy, sandy, handy, randy use five different letters, so each guess tests more of the alphabet.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.