Start with the pattern
Confirm that every candidate has exactly five letters and matches Y but no A, E, I, O or U.
Five-letter word list
5 Letter Words With Y as the Only Vowel
5 Letter Words With Y as the Only Vowel: browse 46 matching words, filter the list instantly, and refine the result with the free five-letter word finder.
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46 matches
- byrls
- crypt
- cryst
- cymry
- cysts
- dryly
- dryth
- flyby
- ghyll
- glynn
- glyph
- gryph
- gypsy
- hymns
- hyrst
- lymph
- lynch
- myrrh
- myths
- nymph
- nymss
- psych
- pygmy
- rhymy
- rynds
- scyld
- scyth
- shyly
- slyly
- smyth
- stymy
- syftn
- sylph
- synch
- syncs
- thyms
- thymy
- tryms
- tryst
- typps
- wryly
- wynds
- wynns
- wysty
- xylyl
- xysts
How to use this list
Turn one clue into a smaller answer set
Whether Y is treated as a vowel depends on context, but this pattern is useful in word puzzles.
Remove impossible words
Exclude letters already ruled out and check repeated letters carefully.
Verify the final answer
Use crossing letters, clue meaning or the official list for your game.
Why can another word list show a different total?
Dictionaries differ in their treatment of regional, archaic, technical and inflected words.
Can I combine this with position clues?
Yes. Open the five-letter finder and enter known letters in their exact positions.