5-Letter Words Matching _ _ O N Y

16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ O N Y, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words16 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

irony
stony
agony
phony
ebony
crony

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (10)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

atony
boony
coony
drony
emony
goony
loony
moony
peony
soony

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

o16
n16
y16
r3
e3
a2
g2
t2
b2
c2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 10 with 1 unique vowel
  • 6 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ny · 16 words

Strategy

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

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