5-Letter Words Matching _ L _ Y S

11 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L _ Y S, 0 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

11 valid words

5-Letter Words (11)

Valid 5-letter words that match your filter.

allys
aloys
clays
cloys
flays
fleys
gleys
plays
ploys
slays
sleys

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 11 matches.

Most common letters

l11
y11
s11
a6
o3
e3
c2
f2
p2
g1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ys · 11 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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