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5-letter words ending in BY
There are 30 5-letter words ending in BY in the standard word-game list. The most common are bobby, lobby, hobby, gabby, hubby, derby. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| bobby | an informal term for a British policeman | 14 |
| lobby | a large entrance or reception room or area | 12 |
| hobby | an auxiliary activity | 15 |
| gabby | full of trivial conversation | 13 |
| hubby | a married man; a woman's partner in marriage | 15 |
| derby | a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim | 11 |
| rugby | a form of football played with an oval ball | 11 |
| booby | an ignorant or foolish person | 12 |
| tubby | short and plump | 12 |
| cubby | a small secluded room | 14 |
| tabby | having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats | 12 |
| dobby | A device in some looms that allows the weaving of small geometric patterns. | 13 |
| nobby | Wealthy or of high social position; of or pertaining to a nob (person of great wealth or social standing). | 12 |
| cabby | someone who drives a taxi for a living | 14 |
| bubby | A woman's breast. | 14 |
| busby | tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions | 12 |
| webby | having open interstices or resembling a web | 15 |
| cobby | Stocky. | 14 |
| dauby | Smeary; viscous; glutinous; adhesive. | 11 |
| flyby | A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations. | 16 |
| forby | Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior. | 13 |
| herby | Of or pertaining to herbs. | 13 |
| lamby | Resembling or characteristic of a lamb or the meat of a lamb. | 12 |
| limby | Having many limbs, or branches. | 12 |
| looby | A large and awkward or clumsy person; an oaf. | 10 |
| nubby | of textiles; having a rough surface | 12 |
| ribby | Pertaining to or having ribs; ribbed. | 12 |
| womby | Capacious | 15 |