5-Letter Words Matching M A _ _ Y

45 valid 5-letter words match the pattern M A _ _ Y, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words45 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

marry
matey
mammy
madly
mangy
manly

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (39)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

macey
machy
maddy
maely
mafey
maggy
maidy
malay
malmy
maloy
malty
mamey
mamry
mancy
mandy
maney
manky
manny
manty
mappy
maray
marcy
mardy
margy
marjy
marly
marty
marvy
mashy
masry
massy
masty
matty
mauby
maudy
maury
mawky
maxey
mayey

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 45 matches.

Most common letters

m45
a45
y45
r12
e8
l8
n8
d6
t6
c4

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ey · 7 words
  • -dy · 5 words
  • -ty · 5 words
  • -ly · 4 words
  • -ry · 4 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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