5-Letter Words Matching _ A T _ Y

22 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ A T _ Y, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words22 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

batty
patty
tatty
matey
fatty
patsy
ratty
catty

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

cathy
fatly
hatty
iatry
katey
kathy
lathy
latry
latty
matty
natty
pathy
patly
satay

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 22 matches.

Most common letters

a22
t22
y22
h5
l5
p4
r3
c2
f2
k2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ty · 10 words
  • -hy · 4 words
  • -ly · 2 words
  • -ry · 2 words
  • -ey · 2 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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