5-Letter Words Matching _ A _ D Y

37 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ A _ D Y, 12 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

12 common words37 valid words

Common Words (12)

Words most likely to be the answer.

gaudy
dandy
daddy
handy
caddy
candy
hardy
tardy
randy
bawdy
paddy
sandy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (25)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

baddy
baldy
bandy
bardy
dawdy
faddy
gardy
jandy
kandy
laddy
landy
lardy
maddy
maidy
mandy
mardy
maudy
pandy
pardy
raddy
tandy
vardy
vaudy
waddy
wandy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 37 matches.

Most common letters

a37
d37
y37
n13
r10
b5
m5
l4
w4
u3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 33 with 1 unique vowel
  • 4 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -dy · 37 words

Strategy

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

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