5-Letter Words Matching S A _ _ Y
28 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S A _ _ Y, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.
9 common words28 valid words
Common Words (9)
Words most likely to be the answer.
sadly
savvy
sassy
savoy
saucy
sally
salty
sappy
sandy
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (19)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
sabby
sably
sacry
saggy
saify
saily
saimy
sairy
salay
salvy
sammy
sancy
santy
sarky
satay
saury
sauty
savey
sawny
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 28 matches.
Most common letters
s28
a28
y28
l7
r4
i4
t4
v4
n4
c3
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 19 with 1 unique vowel
- 9 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ly · 4 words
- -ry · 3 words
- -ty · 3 words
- -my · 2 words
- -ay · 2 words
Strategy
9 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 _ _ YP A _ _ YR A _ _ YT A _ _ YV A _ _ YW A _ _ YY A _ _ Y_ A S _ Y_ A _ S YS C _ _ YS E _ _ YS H _ _ YS I _ _ YS K _ _ YS L _ _ YS N _ _ YS O _ _ YS P _ _ YS T _ _ YS U _ _ YS W _ _ YS _ A _ YS _ _ A YS A _ _ AS A _ _ CS A _ _ DS A _ _ ES A _ _ FS A _ _ HS A _ _ IS A _ _ KS A _ _ LS A _ _ MS A _ _ NS A _ _ OS A _ _ PS A _ _ RS A _ _ SS A _ _ TS A _ _ US A Y _ _S A _ Y _S in position 1Starting with SA in position 2Y in position 5Ending in Y