5-Letter Words Matching S _ A _ Y
26 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ A _ Y, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.
6 common words26 valid words
Common Words (6)
Words most likely to be the answer.
shady
snaky
shaky
scaly
scary
soapy
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (20)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
sealy
seamy
seary
seavy
shaly
shapy
shawy
slaby
slaky
slaty
snapy
snary
soaky
soary
spacy
spary
stacy
stagy
stary
swamy
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 26 matches.
Most common letters
s26
a26
y26
l6
r6
h5
p5
c4
e4
k4
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 19 with 1 unique vowel
- 7 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ry · 6 words
- -ky · 4 words
- -ly · 3 words
- -py · 3 words
- -my · 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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