Five-letter words matching _AY_N

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Position 1D 17%L 17%M 17%R 17%
Position 4A 33%I 33%O 33%
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RAYON is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 5 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

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RAYON used MAYAN guess DAYAN guess LAYIN guess SAYON guess ZAYIN guess

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What fits _AY_N?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter D, L, M, R, S, Z
  • 4th letter A, I, O
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RAYON

A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.

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

Past Wordle answer: September 14, 2023.

MAYAN

Of or relating to the Maya people of Central America and southeastern Mexico.

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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DAYAN

A rabbinic judge.

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LAYIN

Alternative form of lay-in.

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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SAYON

A medieval peasant's sleeveless jacket.

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ZAYIN

The seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

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