5-Letter Words Matching D E _ _ Y
27 valid 5-letter words match the pattern D E _ _ Y, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.
6 common words27 valid words
Common Words (6)
Words most likely to be the answer.
derby
decay
delay
deity
decoy
decry
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (21)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
deady
deary
debby
deddy
deedy
deeny
deery
deify
delly
demmy
denay
denby
denny
denty
depoy
deppy
depuy
deray
dercy
derry
dewey
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 27 matches.
Most common letters
d27
e27
y27
r7
a6
n5
c4
b3
p3
o2
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 16 with 1 unique vowel
- 11 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ry · 4 words
- -ay · 4 words
- -dy · 3 words
- -by · 3 words
- -oy · 2 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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