5-Letter Words Matching P _ _ T Y

16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern P _ _ T Y, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words16 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

piety
patty
putty
party
pouty
pasty
petty

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

panty
peaty
perty
platy
pooty
porty
potty
punty
purty

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

p16
t16
y16
a6
r4
e4
o4
u4
n2
s1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ty · 16 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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