5-Letter Words Matching _ I L _ Y

36 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ I L _ Y, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

9 common words36 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

filmy
silky
silly
dilly
filly
billy
hilly
milky
willy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (27)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

ailey
bilby
bilgy
diley
gilby
gilly
gilpy
gilty
hildy
jilly
kilby
kiley
killy
kilty
lilly
lilty
miley
milly
milty
pilmy
riley
rilly
silty
tildy
tilly
tilty
wiley

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 36 matches.

Most common letters

i36
l36
y36
t8
e6
m6
k6
b5
g5
d4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 30 with 1 unique vowel
  • 5 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ly · 13 words
  • -ey · 6 words
  • -ty · 6 words
  • -by · 3 words
  • -my · 2 words

Strategy

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

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