5-Letter Words Matching _ _ Y _ Y
19 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ Y _ Y, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.
6 common words19 valid words
Common Words (6)
Words most likely to be the answer.
coyly
gayly
wryly
dryly
shyly
slyly
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
atypy
bayly
cayey
doyly
feyly
flyby
hayey
mayey
onymy
rhymy
skyey
stymy
thymy
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 19 matches.
Most common letters
y19
l10
a6
e5
m5
h4
s4
t3
o3
r3
Vowel distribution
- 8 with no vowels
- 8 with 1 unique vowel
- 3 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ly · 9 words
- -ey · 4 words
- -my · 4 words
- -py · 1 words
- -by · 1 words
Strategy
6 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.
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