5-Letter Words Matching P _ _ _ Y

145 valid 5-letter words match the pattern P _ _ _ Y, 31 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

31 common words145 valid words

Common Words (31)

Words most likely to be the answer.

parry
pulpy
pithy
picky
proxy
perky
piety
patty
piney
palsy
pushy
poppy
privy
pudgy
putty
piggy
party
puppy
poesy
patsy
phony
pansy
pesky
puffy
pouty
pinky
penny
paddy
pygmy
pasty
petty

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (114)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

pacay
palay
paley
pally
palmy
pamhy
pammy
panay
pandy
panty
papey
pappy
pardy
parky
parly
pasay
passy
pathy
patly
pauky
pauly
pawky
peaky
peary
peasy
peaty
peavy
pecky
peeoy
peepy
peery
peggy
pensy
peony
peppy
percy
perdy
perry
perty
petey
phagy
phany
pheny
phoby
picry
pigly
pigmy
pikey
pilmy
pindy
pinny
pipey
pippy
pirny
pisay
pisky
platy
pleny
pliny
plumy
pobby
pocky
poddy
podgy
pogey
poggy
pokey
poley
polky
polly
pomey
pommy
pondy
poney
poofy
pooly
pooty
popsy
porgy
porky
porny
porry
porty
posey
possy
potsy
potty
poucy
pousy
poway
powny
pozzy
prady
predy
prexy
pricy
pridy
primy
prosy
prudy
puddy
pudsy
puggy
pungy
punky
punny
punty
purdy
purey
purry
pursy
purty
pusey
pussy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 145 matches.

Most common letters

p145
y145
a41
e41
o41
r34
u27
n25
s23
i23

Vowel distribution

  • 1 with no vowels
  • 115 with 1 unique vowel
  • 29 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ty · 16 words
  • -sy · 15 words
  • -ey · 14 words
  • -ky · 14 words
  • -dy · 13 words

Strategy

31 answers (of 145 valid guesses) match P _ _ _ Y. Use a high-information guess that tests common letters in the empty positions, even if it's not in the candidate list.

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