5-Letter Words Matching _ _ X _ Y

9 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ X _ Y, 1 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

1 common word9 valid words

Common Words (1)

Words most likely to be the answer.

sixty

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (8)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bixby
boxty
coxey
foxly
laxly
maxey
sexly
toxey

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 9 matches.

Most common letters

x9
y9
o4
e4
t3
l3
b2
i2
a2
s2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ey · 3 words
  • -ly · 3 words
  • -ty · 2 words
  • -by · 1 words

Strategy

Exactly one common 5-letter word matches _ _ X _ Y. That's your solution.

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