5-Letter Words Matching B O _ _ Y

32 valid 5-letter words match the pattern B O _ _ Y, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words32 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

booby
boozy
bobby
bossy
booty
boney

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (26)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bocoy
bogey
boggy
boily
boley
bolly
bolty
bondy
bonny
boody
boogy
booky
booly
boomy
boony
boosy
bordy
borty
bosey
bosky
bothy
botry
bousy
bovey
bowly
boxty

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 32 matches.

Most common letters

b32
o32
y32
l6
t6
e5
s5
n4
g3
d3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 25 with 1 unique vowel
  • 7 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ey · 5 words
  • -ly · 4 words
  • -ty · 4 words
  • -dy · 3 words
  • -sy · 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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