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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