5-Letter Words Matching D _ _ L Y

15 valid 5-letter words match the pattern D _ _ L Y, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words15 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

dally
dolly
dimly
dilly
dryly
daily
dully

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (8)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

delly
dogly
doily
dooly
dowly
doyly
drily
duply

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 15 matches.

Most common letters

d15
l15
y15
o6
i5
a2
r2
u2
e1
m1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ly · 15 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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