5-Letter Words Matching _ Y _ N _

40 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ Y _ N _, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words40 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

lying
dying
vying
tying
hyena
eying

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (34)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

ayens
ayina
ayins
ayond
ayont
byrne
cyane
cyano
cyans
cygni
dyana
dyane
dyann
gyani
hying
hymns
iyang
kyang
kyung
lynna
lynne
lyons
myrna
oyana
oyens
pydna
pyins
ryann
syene
sylni
wyano
wynne
wynns
wynny

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 40 matches.

Most common letters

y40
n40
a21
i13
g11
e10
s10
o7
d6
l5

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ng · 9 words
  • -ns · 8 words
  • -na · 7 words
  • -ne · 6 words
  • -ni · 3 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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