Five-letter words matching C_O_Y

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Position 2O 71%H 14%R 14%
Position 4K 29%E 14%L 14%M 14%
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CRONY is the only possible answer that fits.

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CRONY possible CHOKY guess COOEY guess COOKY guess COOLY guess COOMY guess COOTY guess

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What fits C_O_Y?

All 7 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

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CRONY

A close friend.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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CHOKY

Alternative form of chokey.

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COOEY

Alternative spelling of cooee.

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COOKY

Dated spelling of cookie.

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COOLY

Alternative spelling of coolie.

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COOMY

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COOTY

Afflicted with body lice or coots.

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How many five-letter words match C_O_Y?
7 five-letter words match C_O_Y in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.