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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