5-Letter Words Matching D U _ _ Y

23 valid 5-letter words match the pattern D U _ _ Y, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words23 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

duchy
dumpy
dusty
dummy
dusky
dully

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (17)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

dubby
ducky
duddy
dufay
duffy
dukey
dulcy
dumby
dumky
dungy
dunny
duply
duppy
dupuy
durgy
duroy
durry

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 23 matches.

Most common letters

d23
u23
y23
k4
m4
p4
c3
l3
r3
b2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ky · 3 words
  • -by · 2 words
  • -ly · 2 words
  • -py · 2 words
  • -gy · 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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