5-Letter Words Matching _ O W _ Y
22 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ O W _ Y, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.
6 common words22 valid words
Common Words (6)
Words most likely to be the answer.
dowry
lowly
howdy
dowdy
rowdy
downy
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (16)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
bowly
cowey
cowry
dowly
fowey
gowdy
howey
jowly
jowpy
lowry
noway
poway
powny
rowty
towny
towsy
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 22 matches.
Most common letters
o22
w22
y22
d7
l5
r5
n4
e3
p3
t3
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 17 with 1 unique vowel
- 5 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ly · 4 words
- -dy · 4 words
- -ey · 3 words
- -ry · 3 words
- -ny · 3 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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