5-Letter Words Matching _ O L _ Y

37 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ O L _ Y, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words37 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

folly
moldy
jolly
dolly
holly
golly

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (31)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

boley
bolly
bolty
colby
coley
colly
dolby
doley
foldy
foley
folky
goldy
holey
jolty
lolly
molly
nolly
oolly
poley
polky
polly
roley
solay
solly
tolly
volny
woldy
wolfy
wolly
yolky
zolly

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 37 matches.

Most common letters

o37
l37
y37
e7
d7
b5
f5
t3
c3
k3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 29 with 1 unique vowel
  • 8 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ly · 16 words
  • -ey · 7 words
  • -dy · 4 words
  • -ky · 3 words
  • -ty · 2 words

Strategy

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

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