5-Letter Words Matching N _ _ _ Y

69 valid 5-letter words match the pattern N _ _ _ Y, 10 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

10 common words69 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

nasty
needy
nanny
nobly
nerdy
noisy
ninny
nosey
nutty
newly

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (59)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

nabby
nacry
nagey
naggy
naily
nairy
nally
namby
nancy
nappy
narky
nasby
natty
navvy
nealy
nebby
neddy
nedry
neely
neffy
nelly
nerty
nervy
nessy
nesty
netty
nevoy
newby
newsy
nibby
nichy
nicky
nifty
nikky
nimby
nippy
nissy
nitty
nizey
nobby
noddy
noily
nolly
nonly
nonny
nooky
norby
normy
norry
norty
noway
nubby
nuddy
nunky
nunry
nurly
nurry
nursy
nutsy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 69 matches.

Most common letters

n69
y69
e21
a18
o16
r15
i15
b11
l11
s10

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 59 with 1 unique vowel
  • 10 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ly · 11 words
  • -by · 10 words
  • -ty · 9 words
  • -ry · 6 words
  • -sy · 6 words

Strategy

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

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