5-Letter Words Matching _ _ D D Y

42 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ D D Y, 10 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

10 common words42 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

daddy
muddy
caddy
buddy
ruddy
toddy
giddy
paddy
biddy
teddy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (32)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

baddy
coddy
cuddy
deddy
diddy
doddy
duddy
faddy
heddy
hoddy
huddy
jeddy
kiddy
laddy
leddy
liddy
luddy
maddy
middy
neddy
noddy
nuddy
poddy
puddy
raddy
reddy
roddy
soddy
suddy
tiddy
waddy
widdy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 42 matches.

Most common letters

d42
y42
u10
a9
i8
o8
e7
l4
r4
b3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 42 with 1 unique vowel
  • 0 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -dy · 42 words

Strategy

10 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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