5-Letter Words Matching _ A D _ Y

14 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ A D _ Y, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words14 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

badly
daddy
sadly
caddy
paddy
madly

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (8)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

baddy
cadgy
faddy
laddy
maddy
raddy
radly
waddy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 14 matches.

Most common letters

a14
d14
y14
l5
b2
c2
m2
r2
g1
f1

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 14 with 1 unique vowel
  • 0 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -dy · 9 words
  • -ly · 4 words
  • -gy · 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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