5-Letter Words Matching L Y _ _ S

11 valid 5-letter words match the pattern L Y _ _ S, 0 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

11 valid words

5-Letter Words (11)

Valid 5-letter words that match your filter.

lycus
lygus
lykes
lyles
lynus
lyons
lyres
lyris
lyrus
lyses
lysis

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 11 matches.

Most common letters

l11
y11
s11
u4
e4
r3
n2
i2
c1
g1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -us · 4 words
  • -es · 4 words
  • -is · 2 words
  • -ns · 1 words

Strategy

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

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