5-Letter Words Matching _ U S _ Y

34 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ U S _ Y, 13 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

13 common words34 valid words

Common Words (13)

Words most likely to be the answer.

lusty
rusty
musty
gusty
pushy
musky
husky
bushy
hussy
dusty
dusky
mushy
fussy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (21)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

busby
busey
busky
bussy
busty
cushy
fusty
gushy
gussy
lusby
lushy
lusky
mussy
pusey
pussy
rushy
rusky
sussy
tushy
tusky
tussy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 34 matches.

Most common letters

u34
s34
y34
h10
t10
b7
k7
l4
m4
g3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -hy · 8 words
  • -sy · 8 words
  • -ky · 7 words
  • -ty · 7 words
  • -by · 2 words

Strategy

13 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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