5-Letter Words Matching _ Y _ U _

17 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ Y _ U _, 1 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

1 common word17 valid words

Common Words (1)

Words most likely to be the answer.

syrup

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (16)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

ayous
bynum
byous
cyrus
dyaus
gyrus
hyrum
hyrup
lycus
lygus
lynus
lyrus
pyrus
syrus
tylus
tyrus

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 17 matches.

Most common letters

y17
u17
s14
r9
l5
p3
a2
o2
b2
n2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -us · 13 words
  • -um · 2 words
  • -up · 2 words

Strategy

Exactly one common 5-letter word matches _ Y _ U _. That's your solution.

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