5-Letter Words Matching I _ _ _ Y

19 valid 5-letter words match the pattern I _ _ _ Y, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words19 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

ivory
irony
inlay
imply
icily
itchy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

iatry
icity
ighly
ikary
ility
imlay
imray
invoy
islay
ismay
italy
itemy
ivray

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 19 matches.

Most common letters

i19
y19
a9
l8
t6
r6
m5
c3
n3
v3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 6 with 1 unique vowel
  • 13 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ay · 6 words
  • -ly · 4 words
  • -ry · 3 words
  • -ty · 2 words
  • -oy · 1 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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