5-Letter Words Matching _ N _ _ Y

42 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ N _ _ Y, 11 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

11 common words42 valid words

Common Words (11)

Words most likely to be the answer.

unify
angry
enjoy
inlay
snaky
annoy
envoy
enemy
unity
entry
snowy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (31)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

andry
anomy
antsy
anury
enlay
ennoy
enray
ensky
invoy
onery
onlay
onley
onymy
snapy
snary
snipy
snivy
unary
unbay
unboy
uncoy
undry
unkey
unlay
unpay
unray
unsay
unshy
unsly
unsty
unwry

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 42 matches.

Most common letters

n42
y42
a19
u17
o13
s12
r11
e11
l6
i6

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 18 with 1 unique vowel
  • 24 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ry · 9 words
  • -ay · 9 words
  • -oy · 7 words
  • -my · 3 words
  • -ky · 2 words

Strategy

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

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