5-Letter Words Matching _ _ P _ Y

73 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ P _ Y, 16 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

16 common words73 valid words

Common Words (16)

Words most likely to be the answer.

repay
tipsy
hippy
reply
poppy
amply
imply
apply
puppy
empty
gipsy
gypsy
sappy
guppy
dopey
happy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (57)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

appay
cappy
coppy
copsy
cupay
cuppy
depoy
deppy
depuy
dippy
dipsy
duply
duppy
dupuy
expwy
foppy
gappy
gippy
haply
hoppy
kippy
leppy
lepry
lepsy
lippy
loppy
mappy
mopey
moppy
mopsy
nappy
nippy
papey
pappy
peppy
pipey
pippy
popsy
repry
ropey
sepoy
sippy
sophy
soppy
tepoy
tippy
toppy
topsy
typey
umpty
unpay
wopsy
yaply
yappy
yeply
zappy
zippy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 73 matches.

Most common letters

p73
y73
e21
o20
a18
s15
i15
l13
u10
d9

Vowel distribution

  • 1 with no vowels
  • 60 with 1 unique vowel
  • 12 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -py · 34 words
  • -sy · 10 words
  • -ly · 8 words
  • -ey · 6 words
  • -ay · 4 words

Strategy

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

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