5-Letter Words Starting With LY

3 common words and 51 valid guesses start with "LY". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

3 common words51 valid words

Common Words (3)

Words most likely to be the answer.

lying
lymph
lyric

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (48)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

lyall
lyard
lyart
lyase
lycea
lycee
lycia
lycid
lycon
lycus
lydda
lydia
lydie
lydon
lyell
lyery
lygus
lyken
lykes
lyles
lyman
lynch
lynco
lynda
lynde
lyndy
lynea
lynen
lyngi
lynna
lynne
lynus
lyons
lyrae
lyres
lyrid
lyris
lyrus
lysed
lyses
lysin
lysis
lysol
lyssa
lythe
lytic
lytle
lytta

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 51 matches.

Most common letters

l51
y51
e19
n18
s16
a15
i12
d11
c10
r9

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 3rd position is n, appearing in 11 of 51 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 3 with no vowels
  • 41 with 1 unique vowel
  • 7 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -us · 4 words
  • -es · 4 words
  • -ll · 2 words
  • -ea · 2 words
  • -ia · 2 words

Strategy

Only 3 possible answers start with "LY" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.

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