5-Letter Words Matching B U _ _ Y
28 valid 5-letter words match the pattern B U _ _ Y, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.
7 common words28 valid words
Common Words (7)
Words most likely to be the answer.
buggy
buddy
bushy
bunny
bully
burly
bulky
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (21)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
bubby
bucky
budgy
buffy
bulby
bulgy
bumpy
bundy
bungy
bunky
bunty
burny
burry
burty
busby
busey
busky
bussy
busty
butty
buzzy
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 28 matches.
Most common letters
b28
u28
y28
n6
s6
l5
k4
g4
t4
r4
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 27 with 1 unique vowel
- 1 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ky · 4 words
- -gy · 4 words
- -ty · 4 words
- -by · 3 words
- -dy · 2 words
Strategy
7 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.
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