5-Letter Words Matching H O _ _ Y
28 valid 5-letter words match the pattern H O _ _ Y, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.
6 common words28 valid words
Common Words (6)
Words most likely to be the answer.
howdy
honey
horny
hotly
holly
hobby
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (22)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
hoagy
hoary
hobey
hocky
hoddy
hoggy
hokey
holey
homey
honky
hoody
hooey
hoofy
hooky
hooly
hooty
hoppy
horry
horsy
housy
hovey
howey
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 28 matches.
Most common letters
h28
o28
y28
e8
r4
k4
l4
d3
n3
a2
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 17 with 1 unique vowel
- 11 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ey · 8 words
- -ky · 3 words
- -dy · 3 words
- -ly · 3 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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