5-Letter Words Matching M U _ _ Y

21 valid 5-letter words match the pattern M U _ _ Y, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words21 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

mummy
musty
muddy
musky
murky
mucky
mushy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

muffy
mufty
muggy
muhly
muley
mulry
mumsy
muncy
mundy
mungy
murly
murry
mussy
muzzy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 21 matches.

Most common letters

m21
u21
y21
s5
l4
r4
k3
n3
c2
d2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ky · 3 words
  • -dy · 2 words
  • -ty · 2 words
  • -gy · 2 words
  • -ly · 2 words

Strategy

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

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