5-Letter Words Matching _ _ W _ Y

63 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ W _ Y, 10 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

10 common words63 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

dowry
lowly
gawky
howdy
dowdy
rowdy
bawdy
tawny
downy
newly

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (53)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

agway
alway
asway
bawly
bawty
bewry
bowly
byway
cawky
cawny
cowey
cowry
dawdy
dawny
dewey
dowly
fawny
fowey
gawby
gawsy
gowdy
hawky
howey
jewry
jowly
jowpy
lawny
lawry
lawzy
lewty
lowry
mawky
newby
newsy
noway
otway
pawky
poway
powny
rawky
rawly
rewey
rowty
sawny
tawpy
tawsy
tewly
towny
towsy
unwry
upway
yawey
yawny

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 63 matches.

Most common letters

w63
y63
a33
o23
n15
l14
e13
r12
d11
t10

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 55 with 1 unique vowel
  • 8 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ny · 10 words
  • -ay · 8 words
  • -ly · 8 words
  • -ry · 7 words
  • -dy · 6 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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