5-Letter Words Matching _ _ Y _ R
42 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ Y _ R, 8 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.
8 common words42 valid words
Common Words (8)
Words most likely to be the answer.
foyer
payer
flyer
layer
buyer
dryer
mayor
gayer
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (34)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
bayar
bayer
beyer
boyar
boyer
clyer
coyer
dwyer
feyer
fryer
guyer
hayer
heyer
iyyar
keyer
mayer
meyer
moyer
nayar
payor
plyer
pryer
pryor
sayer
shyer
slyer
smyer
spyer
tayer
tayir
toyer
tuyer
twyer
wryer
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 42 matches.
Most common letters
y42
r42
e34
a15
o9
b6
p6
l5
m5
s5
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 21 with 1 unique vowel
- 21 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -er · 34 words
- -ar · 4 words
- -or · 3 words
- -ir · 1 words
Strategy
8 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.
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