5-Letter Words Matching _ O U _ Y

27 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ O U _ Y, 2 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

2 common words27 valid words

Common Words (2)

Words most likely to be the answer.

lousy
pouty

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (25)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bousy
cousy
douay
dougy
douty
fouty
goudy
goury
gouty
housy
louey
loury
louty
moudy
mouly
mousy
poucy
pousy
rougy
rouky
roupy
souly
soupy
soury
tousy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 27 matches.

Most common letters

o27
u27
y27
s10
t6
r6
l6
d5
g5
p5

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -sy · 7 words
  • -ty · 5 words
  • -ry · 3 words
  • -gy · 2 words
  • -dy · 2 words

Strategy

2 answers match _ O U _ Y. With 3 green letters locked in, you're almost certainly one guess away.

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