5-Letter Words Matching S L _ _ Y

7 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S L _ _ Y, 2 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

2 common words7 valid words

Common Words (2)

Words most likely to be the answer.

slimy
slyly

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (5)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

slaby
slaky
slaty
slily
slopy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 7 matches.

Most common letters

s7
l7
y7
a3
i2
b1
k1
t1
m1
o1

Vowel distribution

  • 1 with no vowels
  • 6 with 1 unique vowel
  • 0 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ly · 2 words
  • -by · 1 words
  • -ky · 1 words
  • -ty · 1 words
  • -my · 1 words

Strategy

2 answers match S L _ _ Y. With 3 green letters locked in, you're almost certainly one guess away.

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A L _ _ YB L _ _ YC L _ _ YE L _ _ YF L _ _ YG L _ _ YO L _ _ YP L _ _ YS A _ _ YS C _ _ YS E _ _ YS H _ _ YS I _ _ YS K _ _ YS N _ _ YS O _ _ YS P _ _ YS T _ _ YS U _ _ YS W _ _ YS _ L _ YS _ _ L YS L _ _ DS L _ _ ES L _ _ GS L _ _ HS L _ _ KS L _ _ PS L _ _ RS L _ _ SS L _ _ TS L Y _ _S L _ Y _S in position 1Starting with SL in position 2Y in position 5Ending in Y