5-Letter Words Matching _ O O _ Y

60 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ O O _ Y, 13 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

13 common words60 valid words

Common Words (13)

Words most likely to be the answer.

booby
loopy
boozy
roomy
woozy
goody
woody
sooty
moody
booty
wooly
gooey
goofy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (47)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

boody
boogy
booky
booly
boomy
boony
boosy
cooey
cooky
cooly
coomy
coony
cooty
dooly
doozy
foody
footy
gooky
goony
goopy
goosy
hoody
hooey
hoofy
hooky
hooly
hooty
kooky
looby
looey
looky
loony
loory
moony
moory
nooky
poofy
pooly
pooty
roofy
rooky
rooty
sooey
sooky
soony
woofy
zooty

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 60 matches.

Most common letters

o60
y60
l12
b11
k9
d8
g8
t8
n7
f7

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ky · 9 words
  • -ty · 8 words
  • -dy · 6 words
  • -ly · 6 words
  • -ny · 6 words

Strategy

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

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