5-Letter Words Matching _ I _ L Y

24 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ I _ L Y, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words24 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

dimly
silly
dilly
filly
billy
hilly
girly
willy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (16)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bialy
bigly
finly
fitly
gilly
jilly
killy
lilly
milly
mimly
mirly
misly
pigly
rilly
tilly
winly

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 24 matches.

Most common letters

i24
l24
y24
m5
g4
b3
f3
r3
d2
n2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ly · 24 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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