5-Letter Words Matching G _ _ _ Y

122 valid 5-letter words match the pattern G _ _ _ Y, 22 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

22 common words122 valid words

Common Words (22)

Words most likely to be the answer.

gaudy
gawky
gaily
gully
glory
godly
gusty
goody
gayly
geeky
gravy
gipsy
gassy
gypsy
giddy
grimy
girly
gooey
guppy
goofy
gummy
golly

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (100)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

gabby
gabey
galey
gally
gamay
gamey
gammy
ganny
gansy
gappy
gardy
garey
garry
garvy
gashy
gaspy
gauby
gaucy
gaumy
gauzy
gawby
gawsy
geary
gehey
geigy
gelly
gemmy
genny
genty
geoty
gerdy
germy
gerry
gerty
getty
gibby
giffy
gilby
gilly
gilpy
gilty
gimpy
ginny
gippy
girny
givey
glady
glaky
glary
glazy
gleby
gledy
globy
gluey
goaty
gobby
godey
goety
gokey
goldy
goney
gooky
goony
goopy
goosy
gordy
gorey
gorky
gorry
gorsy
gossy
goudy
goury
gouty
gowdy
gracy
grady
gramy
grapy
gripy
grory
grovy
guary
guffy
guily
gulfy
gulpy
gumby
gumly
gundy
gunky
gunny
gurdy
gurly
gurry
gushy
gussy
gutsy
gutty
gwely

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 122 matches.

Most common letters

g122
y122
a39
r32
o31
u30
e29
l29
i19
d16

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -dy · 14 words
  • -ly · 13 words
  • -ey · 12 words
  • -sy · 10 words
  • -py · 10 words

Strategy

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

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