5-Letter Words Matching _ I _ K Y

29 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ I _ K Y, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words29 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

picky
risky
silky
pinky
kinky
milky

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (23)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

binky
birky
dicky
dinky
finky
hicky
kicky
linky
micky
mirky
misky
nicky
nikky
pisky
ricky
sidky
sinky
sirky
ticky
vicky
vikky
wicky
zinky

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 29 matches.

Most common letters

i29
k29
y29
n10
c10
s7
r5
m4
d3
l3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ky · 29 words

Strategy

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

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