Five-letter words matching _Y__O

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Position 1C 33%G 17%H 17%K 17%
Position 3P 33%A 17%C 17%D 17%
Position 4D 17%L 17%N 17%P 17%
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HYDRO is the only possible answer that fits.

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HYDRO possible CYANO guess CYCLO guess GYPPO guess KYUDO guess TYPTO guess

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What fits _Y__O?

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Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter C, G, H, K, T
  • 3rd letter A, C, D, P, U
  • 4th letter D, L, N, P, R, T
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HYDRO

Clipping of hydroelectric.

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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CYANO

a univalent functional group, -CN, consisting of a carbon and a nitrogen atom joined with a triple bond; organic compounds containing a cyano group are nitriles

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CYCLO

A tuk-tuk.

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GYPPO

Alternative spelling of gippo.

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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KYUDO

A Japanese form of archery.

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TYPTO

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