5-Letter Words Matching _ P _ _ Y
26 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ P _ _ Y, 7 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.
7 common words26 valid words
Common Words (7)
Words most likely to be the answer.
spicy
spray
epoxy
aptly
spiny
apply
spiky
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (19)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
apery
appay
epiky
spacy
spary
spewy
spiry
splay
spoky
spory
spumy
upbay
upbuy
upcry
updry
upfly
uplay
upsey
upway
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 26 matches.
Most common letters
p26
y26
s13
a11
u9
r7
e5
l5
i5
k3
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 19 with 1 unique vowel
- 7 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ry · 6 words
- -ay · 6 words
- -ly · 3 words
- -ky · 3 words
- -cy · 2 words
Strategy
7 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.
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