5-Letter Words Matching _ U M _ Y

23 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ U M _ Y, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words23 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

mummy
dumpy
dummy
lumpy
jumpy
gummy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (17)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bumpy
cumay
cumby
cumly
dumby
dumky
gumby
gumly
humpy
jumby
lummy
mumsy
rumly
rummy
rumpy
tummy
yummy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 23 matches.

Most common letters

u23
m23
y23
p6
b5
l5
d4
c3
g3
r3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 22 with 1 unique vowel
  • 1 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -my · 7 words
  • -py · 6 words
  • -by · 4 words
  • -ly · 3 words
  • -ay · 1 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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