5-Letter Words Matching P A _ _ Y

30 valid 5-letter words match the pattern P A _ _ Y, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words30 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

parry
patty
palsy
party
patsy
pansy
paddy
pasty

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (22)

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

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 30 matches.

Most common letters

p30
a30
y30
l8
t7
s6
r5
n4
d3
m3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 26 with 1 unique vowel
  • 4 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ay · 4 words
  • -ly · 4 words
  • -sy · 4 words
  • -ty · 4 words
  • -dy · 3 words

Strategy

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

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B A _ _ YC A _ _ YD A _ _ YE A _ _ YF A _ _ YG A _ _ YH A _ _ YJ A _ _ YK A _ _ YL A _ _ YM A _ _ YN A _ _ YR A _ _ YS A _ _ YT A _ _ YV A _ _ YW A _ _ YY A _ _ Y_ A P _ Y_ A _ P YP E _ _ YP H _ _ YP I _ _ YP L _ _ YP O _ _ YP R _ _ YP U _ _ YP _ A _ YP _ _ A YP A _ _ AP A _ _ DP A _ _ EP A _ _ HP A _ _ IP A _ _ LP A _ _ NP A _ _ OP A _ _ RP A _ _ SP A _ _ TP A _ _ UP A _ _ WP A Y _ _P in position 1Starting with PA in position 2Y in position 5Ending in Y