5-Letter Words Matching _ U N _ Y

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

6 common words39 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

hunky
funny
sunny
aunty
bunny
funky

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (33)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bundy
bungy
bunky
bunty
cundy
cuney
cunny
dungy
dunny
fundy
gundy
gunky
gunny
jundy
junky
lundy
lungy
muncy
mundy
mungy
nunky
nunry
oundy
pungy
punky
punny
punty
runby
runny
runsy
runty
sunay
tunny

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 39 matches.

Most common letters

u39
n39
y39
d10
g8
k7
b6
t5
r5
c4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 35 with 1 unique vowel
  • 4 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ny · 9 words
  • -dy · 8 words
  • -ky · 7 words
  • -gy · 5 words
  • -ty · 4 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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