5-Letter Words Matching _ C _ _ Y

16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ C _ _ Y, 3 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

3 common words16 valid words

Common Words (3)

Words most likely to be the answer.

scaly
icily
scary

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

accoy
acedy
acidy
acity
ackey
icity
mccoy
mckay
ochry
ocuby
scopy
scovy
scray

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

c16
y16
a9
o6
s5
i4
r3
e2
d2
t2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 10 with 1 unique vowel
  • 6 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -oy · 2 words
  • -dy · 2 words
  • -ty · 2 words
  • -ly · 2 words
  • -ay · 2 words

Strategy

3 answers match _ C _ _ Y. With 2 green letters locked in, you're almost certainly one guess away.

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