5-Letter Words Matching _ E R _ Y

49 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ E R _ Y, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words49 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

ferry
perky
derby
jerky
nerdy
merry
berry
mercy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (41)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

beray
bercy
berey
bergy
berky
berny
berty
certy
deray
dercy
derry
ferdy
ferly
ferny
gerdy
germy
gerry
gerty
herby
hermy
herry
jerry
kerby
kermy
kerry
leroy
nerty
nervy
percy
perdy
perry
perty
serry
terry
veray
verby
verey
verny
verry
verty
werby

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 49 matches.

Most common letters

e49
r49
y49
b13
d8
t7
v7
k6
n6
c5

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 45 with 1 unique vowel
  • 4 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ry · 12 words
  • -ty · 6 words
  • -by · 5 words
  • -cy · 4 words
  • -dy · 4 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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