5-Letter Words Matching S _ O _ Y
16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ O _ Y, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.
6 common words16 valid words
Common Words (6)
Words most likely to be the answer.
story
showy
stony
sooty
smoky
snowy
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (10)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
scopy
scovy
slopy
sooey
sooky
soony
spoky
spory
stogy
stomy
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 16 matches.
Most common letters
s16
o16
y16
t5
p4
k3
n3
c2
w2
m2
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 15 with 1 unique vowel
- 1 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ky · 3 words
- -py · 2 words
- -wy · 2 words
- -ny · 2 words
- -ry · 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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