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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