5-Letter Words Matching _ E _ D Y

30 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ E _ D Y, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

9 common words30 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

seedy
beady
needy
ready
heady
nerdy
weedy
reedy
teddy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (21)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bendy
deady
deddy
deedy
feedy
fendy
ferdy
gerdy
heddy
heedy
heidy
hendy
jeddy
kendy
leady
leddy
mendy
neddy
perdy
reddy
wendy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 30 matches.

Most common letters

e30
d30
y30
n9
r7
a5
h5
f3
b2
l2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -dy · 30 words

Strategy

9 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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