5-Letter Words Matching J _ _ _ Y

54 valid 5-letter words match the pattern J _ _ _ Y, 8 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

8 common words54 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

jiffy
juicy
jolly
jetty
jelly
jerky
jazzy
jumpy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (46)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

jacey
jacky
jaggy
jakey
jamey
jammy
jandy
janey
janty
jarry
jarvy
jasey
jassy
jazey
jeany
jeddy
jeery
jeffy
jemmy
jenny
jerry
jessy
jewry
jibby
jiggy
jilly
jimmy
jimpy
jinny
jobey
johny
jokey
jolty
jonny
jorey
jorry
josey
jotty
jowly
jowpy
jujuy
juley
jumby
jundy
junky
jutty

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 54 matches.

Most common letters

j54
y54
e23
a16
o12
n10
r8
i8
u8
m7

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ey · 11 words
  • -ty · 5 words
  • -ry · 5 words
  • -ny · 5 words
  • -ly · 4 words

Strategy

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

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