5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _P__Y

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What the remaining words have in common

19 matching words1 not previously used6 past answersTight family: SPI_Y (3)

Position 1S 47%A 26%U 16%E 5%
Position 3I 21%E 16%P 16%L 11%
Position 4A 21%R 21%C 11%L 11%

Possible answers

APPLY APTLY EPOXY SPICY SPIKY SPINY SPRAY

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish _P__Y?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _P__Y as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Two-turn example: ACTIN

In normal mode, this play can cover 7 of 7 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

See how the feedback separates the answers
  • EPOXY — play this answer next
  • SPIKY — play this answer next
  • SPINY — play this answer next
  • SPICY — play this answer next
  • SPRAY — play this answer next
  • APPLY — play this answer next
  • APTLY — play this answer next

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These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 19 words in the Wordle guess list; 7 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 7 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: APPLY (December 12, 2022); APTLY (October 31, 2022); EPOXY (March 26, 2022); SPICY (September 30, 2021); SPINY (February 1, 2026); SPRAY (October 1, 2021).

Top-ranked splitter ACTIN
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.81 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use SPACY instead.

ACTIN does not fit this page's clues. SPACY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.57 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: SPI_Y

SPICY, SPIKY, SPINY differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ACTIN tests the family more efficiently.

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What fits _P__Y?

All 19 matching words are shown above. 7 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

S 53% A 47% E 26% R 26% U 26% L 21%

Words with five different letters

84% of the matches have no repeated letters.

APTLY EPOXY SPICY SPIKY SPINY

Common letter pairs

SP 9/19 words (47%) AP 5/19 words (26%) PI 4/19 words (21%) AY 4/19 words (21%) RY 4/19 words (21%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 63% · two: 37% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _P__Y?
19 five-letter words match _P__Y in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 7 are possible answers.