Five-letter words starting with P and ending in Y (P___Y)

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What the remaining words have in common

152 matching words10 not previously used21 past answers

Position 2O 27%A 18%E 16%U 16%
Position 3R 13%N 12%O 10%E 7%
Position 4T 13%S 11%E 9%K 9%
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31 of the 152 matches are possible answers.

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Still undecided: 2nd letter: A, E, H, I, O, R, U, Y·3rd letter: C, D, E, F, G, I, L, N, O, P, R, S, T, U·4th letter: D, E, F, G, H, K, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, X

Possible answers

19 more possible answers are in the full list below.

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PADDY possible PALSY possible PANSY possible PARRY used PARTY used PASTY possible PATSY used PATTY used PENNY possible PERKY used PESKY used PETTY used PHONY used PICKY used PIETY used PIGGY possible PINEY used PINKY used PITHY used POESY possible POPPY used POUTY used PRIVY used PROXY used PUDGY possible PUFFY used PULPY used PUPPY used PUSHY possible PUTTY used PYGMY possible PEGGY guess PERRY guess POLLY guess POTTY guess PUSSY guess PACAY guess PACEY guess PACKY guess PAKAY guess PALAY guess PALLY guess PALMY guess PAMBY guess PANDY guess PANNY guess PANTY guess PAPEY guess PAPPY guess PARDY guess PARKY guess PARLY guess PASPY guess PATLY guess PAVVY guess PAWKY guess PEAKY guess PEASY guess PEATY guess PEAVY guess PECKY guess PEEKY guess PEELY guess PEEOY guess PEEPY guess PEERY guess PEISY guess PENSY guess PEONY guess PEPPY guess PERDY guess PERMY guess PERVY guess PESTY guess PHOTY guess PICCY guess PICEY guess PIGLY guess PIGMY guess PIKEY guess PILEY guess PINNY guess PIONY guess PIPPY guess PISKY guess PISSY guess PLATY guess PLUMY guess PLUTY guess POBBY guess POBOY guess POCKY guess PODDY guess PODGY guess POGEY guess POGGY guess POKEY guess POLEY guess POMMY guess PONCY guess PONDY guess PONEY guess PONGY guess PONTY guess POOAY guess POOEY guess POOFY guess POOHY guess POOLY guess POOPY guess POOTY guess POOVY guess POPSY guess POREY guess PORGY guess PORKY guess PORNY guess PORTY guess POSEY guess POTSY guess POUFY guess POUSY guess POWNY guess POWSY guess POZZY guess PRATY guess PREDY guess PREMY guess PREXY guess PRICY guess PRIDY guess PRIMY guess PROBY guess PROSY guess PRUNY guess PUBBY guess PUBSY guess PUDDY guess PUDSY guess PUGGY guess PUKEY guess PULLY guess PUMPY guess PUNGY guess PUNKY guess PUNNY guess PUNTY guess PURDY guess PURPY guess PURRY guess PURSY guess PURTY guess

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Pattern guide

What fits P___Y?

All 152 matching words are shown above. 31 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

61% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

PO 41/152 words (27%) PA 28/152 words (18%) PE 25/152 words (16%) PU 24/152 words (16%) TY 20/152 words (13%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 72% · two: 26% · three or more: 2%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match P___Y?
152 five-letter words match P___Y in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 31 are possible answers.