5-Letter Words Matching _ A S _ Y

35 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ A S _ Y, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words35 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

nasty
hasty
sassy
tasty
gassy
raspy
pasty

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (28)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bassy
casey
casky
cassy
dashy
dassy
gashy
gaspy
hashy
hasky
jasey
jassy
kasey
lasky
lasty
mashy
masry
massy
masty
nasby
pasay
passy
rasty
vasty
washy
waspy
wasty
yassy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 35 matches.

Most common letters

a35
s35
y35
t9
h7
p6
k4
m4
c3
e3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -sy · 9 words
  • -ty · 9 words
  • -hy · 5 words
  • -ey · 3 words
  • -ky · 3 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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