5-Letter Words Matching _ U L _ Y
21 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ U L _ Y, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.
8 common words21 valid words
Common Words (8)
Words most likely to be the answer.
pulpy
gully
bully
sulky
bulky
fully
dully
sully
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
bulby
bulgy
cully
culmy
dulcy
gulfy
gulpy
hulky
juley
lully
muley
mulry
tully
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 21 matches.
Most common letters
u21
l21
y21
b4
g4
k3
c3
m3
d2
f2
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 19 with 1 unique vowel
- 2 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ly · 8 words
- -ky · 3 words
- -py · 2 words
- -ey · 2 words
- -by · 1 words
Strategy
8 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.
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