5-Letter Words Matching _ _ M _ Y
90 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ M _ Y, 11 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.
11 common words90 valid words
Common Words (11)
Words most likely to be the answer.
mummy
dumpy
dimly
mammy
comfy
dummy
wimpy
lumpy
jumpy
gummy
mommy
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (79)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
bamby
bumpy
camay
camby
camey
cammy
campy
camuy
comby
commy
cumay
cumby
cumly
cymry
dampy
demmy
dimmy
dumby
dumky
emmey
ermey
gamay
gamey
gammy
gemmy
gimpy
gumby
gumly
hammy
hempy
homey
humpy
ismay
jamey
jammy
jemmy
jimmy
jimpy
jumby
kamay
kempy
kimmy
kymry
lamby
lammy
lemay
lemmy
limby
limey
limpy
limsy
lummy
mamey
mamry
mimly
mimsy
mimzy
mumsy
namby
nimby
pamhy
pammy
pomey
pommy
ramey
rammy
rompy
rumly
rummy
rumpy
sammy
tammy
timmy
tommy
tummy
wemmy
womby
yummy
zimmy
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 90 matches.
Most common letters
m90
y90
a30
u24
p19
e18
i18
l15
b13
c13
Vowel distribution
- 2 with no vowels
- 76 with 1 unique vowel
- 12 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -my · 31 words
- -py · 15 words
- -by · 12 words
- -ey · 10 words
- -ay · 6 words
Strategy
11 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.
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