5-Letter Words Matching _ H _ _ Y

38 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ H _ _ Y, 7 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

7 common words38 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

showy
shady
shyly
shaky
phony
whiny
shiny

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (31)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

chany
chary
chazy
chery
chevy
chewy
chivy
choky
dhoby
dhoty
khayy
lhary
ohley
phagy
phany
pheny
phoby
rhody
rhymy
shaly
shapy
shawy
shily
shivy
thawy
thewy
thury
thymy
whaly
whity
whory

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 38 matches.

Most common letters

h38
y38
a14
s10
w9
o9
c8
r7
n6
e6

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ny · 6 words
  • -ry · 5 words
  • -wy · 5 words
  • -ly · 4 words
  • -vy · 3 words

Strategy

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

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