Five-letter words matching __NY_
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VINYL is the only possible answer that fits.
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What fits __NY_?
All 5 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, G, N, V
- 2nd letter A, I, O, U
- 5th letter A, L, S
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VINYL
The univalent radical CH₂=CH−, derived from ethylene.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 4, 2024.
BANYA
A type of steam bath, popular in Russia (and in some parts of Alaska as well).
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BUNYA
The bunya pine, Araucaria bidwillii, native to Queensland.
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GONYS
the lower ridge of the lower mandible of a bird's beak, located at the junction of the bone's two rami (lateral plates)
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NONYL
Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₉H₁₉, formally derived from nonane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
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- How many five-letter words match __NY_?
- 5 five-letter words match __NY_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.