5-Letter Words Matching _ A Y _ _
111 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ A Y _ _, 10 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.
10 common words111 valid words
Common Words (10)
Words most likely to be the answer.
bayou
payer
gayly
layer
mayor
maybe
gayer
payee
kayak
rayon
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (101)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
bayal
bayam
bayar
bayda
bayed
bayer
bayle
bayly
bayok
cayce
cayes
cayey
cayla
cayos
dayak
dayal
dayan
dayle
dayna
fayal
fayed
fayme
fayre
fayth
fayum
gayal
gayel
gayla
gayle
haydn
hayed
hayer
hayes
hayey
haymo
hayne
hayse
haysi
hayti
jayem
jayme
jayne
kayan
kayes
kayla
kayle
kayne
kayos
layed
layia
layla
layne
layup
mayag
mayan
mayas
mayce
mayda
mayed
mayer
mayes
mayey
mayme
mayne
maynt
mayon
mayos
mayst
nayar
payed
payen
payne
payni
payor
rayah
rayan
rayas
rayat
rayed
rayle
rayna
rayne
sayal
sayao
sayce
sayed
sayee
sayer
sayid
sayre
sayst
tayer
tayib
tayir
tayra
uayeb
wayan
wayao
wayne
zayat
zayin
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 111 matches.
Most common letters
a111
y111
e52
r25
m23
n23
l22
s21
d17
b13
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 37 with 1 unique vowel
- 72 with 2 unique vowels
- 2 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ed · 8 words
- -er · 8 words
- -ne · 8 words
- -al · 5 words
- -le · 5 words
Strategy
10 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.
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