5-Letter Words Matching C A _ _ Y

39 valid 5-letter words match the pattern C A _ _ Y, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words39 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

canny
carry
caddy
candy
cagey
cabby
catty

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (32)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

cadgy
cafoy
caggy
cahuy
cakey
cally
calmy
camay
camby
camey
cammy
campy
camuy
canby
caney
cangy
canty
cappy
carby
carey
carly
carny
carty
carvy
casey
casky
cassy
cathy
cavey
cawky
cawny
cayey

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 39 matches.

Most common letters

c39
a39
y39
e8
n8
m7
r7
b4
g4
t4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 28 with 1 unique vowel
  • 11 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ey · 8 words
  • -by · 4 words
  • -gy · 3 words
  • -ny · 3 words
  • -ty · 3 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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