5-Letter Words Matching _ L _ Y _

31 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L _ Y _, 0 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

31 valid words

5-Letter Words (31)

Valid 5-letter words that match your filter.

albyn
aliya
alkyd
alkyl
allyl
allyn
allys
aloys
alwyn
blayk
claye
clays
cloys
clwyd
elayl
ellyn
elvyn
elwyn
flays
fleys
floyd
floyt
fluyt
gleys
lloyd
playa
plays
ploys
slays
sleys
sloyd

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 31 matches.

Most common letters

l31
y31
a17
s12
e8
o7
n6
d5
f5
c4

Vowel distribution

  • 1 with no vowels
  • 26 with 1 unique vowel
  • 4 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ys · 11 words
  • -yn · 6 words
  • -yd · 5 words
  • -yl · 3 words
  • -ya · 2 words

Strategy

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

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