5-Letter Words Matching _ _ S T Y

30 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ S T Y, 11 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

11 common words30 valid words

Common Words (11)

Words most likely to be the answer.

lusty
nasty
zesty
hasty
rusty
musty
gusty
tasty
dusty
testy
pasty

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (19)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

busty
disty
festy
fisty
fusty
lasty
listy
masty
misty
nesty
rasty
resty
unsty
vasty
vesty
wasty
westy
wysty
yesty

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 30 matches.

Most common letters

s30
t30
y30
a9
u8
e8
i4
f3
l3
m3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ty · 30 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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