5-Letter Words Matching _ _ Y E R

34 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ Y E R, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words34 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

foyer
payer
flyer
layer
buyer
dryer
gayer

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (27)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bayer
beyer
boyer
clyer
coyer
dwyer
feyer
fryer
guyer
hayer
heyer
keyer
mayer
meyer
moyer
plyer
pryer
sayer
shyer
slyer
smyer
spyer
tayer
toyer
tuyer
twyer
wryer

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 34 matches.

Most common letters

y34
e34
r34
a8
o5
l5
s5
b4
f4
m4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 18 with 1 unique vowel
  • 16 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -er · 34 words

Strategy

7 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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