5-Letter Words Matching R E _ _ Y

30 valid 5-letter words match the pattern R E _ _ Y, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words30 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

repay
reply
relay
ready
retry
reedy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (24)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

reamy
reasy
rebuy
reccy
redby
reddy
redly
redry
reefy
reeky
refly
refry
reggy
reify
rekey
relly
renay
renky
renny
repry
resay
resty
revay
rewey

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 30 matches.

Most common letters

r30
e30
y30
a8
d6
l5
f4
s3
k3
n3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ay · 5 words
  • -ly · 4 words
  • -ry · 4 words
  • -dy · 3 words
  • -fy · 2 words

Strategy

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

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