Candy

5 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Sweet confections made with sugar or chocolate. Various types of sugary treats and desserts.

“Children collected candy while trick-or-treating on Halloween.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈkændi/

Syllables

can·dy

Related Words

Synonyms

sweetsconfectionstreats

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Sweet treat with C, A, N, D, Y pattern.

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points; Y and D provide good value.

Words Related to Candy

Anagrams of Candy

Words that use exactly the same letters as “candy”.

dancy

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “candy” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bandy caddy cangy canny canty cindy cundy dandy handy pandy randy sandy tandy wandy

Words you can make from Candy

Shorter words formed from the letters in “candy”.

andy cady cand cany cyan

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