5-Letter Words Matching _ U _ _ Y

261 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ U _ _ Y, 58 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

58 common words261 valid words

Common Words (58)

Words most likely to be the answer.

lusty

pulpy

duchy

query

rusty

buggy

hunky

gully

mummy

musty

funny

gusty

muddy

sunny

pushy

lucky

juicy

dumpy

buddy

musky

pudgy

putty

aunty

furry

husky

murky

bushy

puppy

bunny

bully

rugby

curly

mucky

sulky

burly

hussy

ruddy

dusty

dummy

puffy

fuzzy

lumpy

dusky

surly

mushy

funky

nutty

jumpy

bulky

curvy

fully

curry

dully

hurry

guppy

gummy

fussy

sully

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (203)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

aubry

audly

audry

autry

bubby

bucky

budgy

buffy

bulby

bulgy

bumpy

bundy

bungy

bunky

bunty

burny

burry

burty

busby

busey

busky

bussy

busty

butty

buzzy

cubby

cucuy

cuddy

cuffy

cully

culmy

cumay

cumby

cumly

cundy

cuney

cunny

cupay

cuppy

curby

curdy

cushy

cutey

cutty

dubby

ducky

duddy

dufay

duffy

dukey

dulcy

dumby

dumky

dungy

dunny

duply

duppy

dupuy

durgy

duroy

durry

fubby

fubsy

fudgy

fuffy

fuggy

fundy

furey

furzy

fusty

guary

guffy

guily

gulfy

gulpy

gumby

gumly

gundy

gunky

gunny

gurdy

gurly

gurry

gushy

gussy

gutsy

gutty

hubby

hubey

huddy

huffy

hulky

humpy

hurly

hurty

huzzy

jujuy

juley

jumby

jundy

junky

jutty

lucey

luddy

ludly

luhey

lukey

lully

lummy

lundy

lungy

luray

lurky

lurry

lusby

lushy

lusky

muffy

mufty

muggy

muhly

muley

mulry

mumsy

muncy

mundy

mungy

murly

murry

mussy

muzzy

nubby

nuddy

nunky

nunry

nurly

nurry

nursy

nutsy

oundy

ouray

outby

outly

puddy

pudsy

puggy

pungy

punky

punny

punty

purdy

purey

purry

pursy

purty

pusey

pussy

quaky

rubby

rucky

ruely

ruggy

rumly

rummy

rumpy

runby

runny

runsy

runty

rushy

rusky

ruthy

rutty

suddy

sudsy

suety

suity

sukey

sunay

surfy

surgy

surry

sussy

suzzy

tubby

tucky

tufty

tully

tummy

tunny

turfy

turgy

turvy

tushy

tusky

tussy

tutly

tutty

vuggy

wurly

wuzzy

yucky

yummy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 261 matches.

Most common letters

u261

y261

r69

l56

s56

d51

b47

n47

t45

m43

Vowel distribution

0 with no vowels
224 with 1 unique vowel
36 with 2 unique vowels
1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

-ky · 28 words
-ly · 27 words
-ty · 26 words
-dy · 21 words
-by · 19 words

Strategy

58 answers (of 261 valid guesses) match _ U _ _ Y. Use a high-information guess that tests common letters in the empty positions, even if it's not in the candidate list.

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