5-Letter Words Matching C L _ Y _

4 valid 5-letter words match the pattern C L _ Y _, 0 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

4 valid words

5-Letter Words (4)

Valid 5-letter words that match your filter.

claye
clays
cloys
clwyd

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 4 matches.

Most common letters

c4
l4
y4
a2
s2
e1
o1
w1
d1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ys · 2 words
  • -ye · 1 words
  • -yd · 1 words

Strategy

0 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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