5-Letter Words Matching _ _ Y L _
53 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ Y L _, 8 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.
8 common words53 valid words
Common Words (8)
Words most likely to be the answer.
coyly
gayly
wryly
idyll
dryly
shyly
slyly
style
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (45)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
abyla
acyls
amylo
amyls
aryls
asyla
asyle
bayle
bayly
beyle
boyla
boyle
cayla
chyle
coyle
dayle
doyle
doylt
doyly
emyle
feyly
gayla
gayle
ghyll
goyle
hoyle
idyls
kayla
kayle
layla
leyla
moyle
odyle
odyls
phyla
phyle
phyll
phylo
rayle
ruyle
scyld
skyla
styli
stylo
twyla
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 53 matches.
Most common letters
y53
l53
a23
e21
o15
s14
d10
h8
b6
c6
Vowel distribution
- 7 with no vowels
- 29 with 1 unique vowel
- 17 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -le · 19 words
- -la · 11 words
- -ly · 9 words
- -ls · 5 words
- -lo · 3 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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