Five-letter words matching _YG__

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7 matching words1 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: AYGRE

Position 1P 29%Z 29%A 14%H 14%
Position 4A 29%G 14%I 14%M 14%
Position 5E 43%L 29%N 14%Y 14%

PYGMY is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 6 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

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What fits _YG__?

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

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter A, H, P, V, Z
  • 4th letter A, G, I, M, O, R
  • 5th letter E, L, N, Y
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PYGMY

A member of various legendary races of dwarfs, or supernatural peoples of diminutive stature.

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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AYGRE

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HYGGE

A feeling of cosiness, comfort, contentment and conviviality.

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PYGAL

Situated in the region of the rump, or posterior end of the backbone; applied especially to the posterior median plates in the carapace of chelonians.

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VYGIE

Any plant of the subfamily Mesembryanthemoideae, succulent groundcovers.

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ZYGAL

shaped like a yoke, or like the letter H

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ZYGON

In the cerebrum, a short crossbar fissure that connects the two pairs of branches of a larger zygal (H-shaped) fissure.

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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Common questions
How many five-letter words match _YG__?
7 five-letter words match _YG__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, AYGRE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.07 bits against the possible answers.