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Five letter words containing l, y (20)

Found 20 five letter words containing l, y. Search pattern: ?l?y?. Use ? for unknown letters and * for wildcards.

Scrabble Scores — Average: 10 pts

Highest: alkyd 13, alkyl 12, flays 11, fleys 11, fluyt 11

Lowest: sleys 8, slays 8, allyl 8, aliya 8, aleye 8

5 Letter Words (20)

About This Pattern

The search pattern ?l?y? looks for 5-letter words with an unknown letter in the first position, the letter L in the second position, an unknown letter in the third position, the letter Y in the fourth position, an unknown letter in the fifth position. You already know 2 out of 5 letters — only 3 remain to discover.

Where This Helps

  • Crossword puzzles — you have a 5-letter clue with some known letters and need to fill in the blanks.
  • Wordle — narrow down today's answer by checking which 5-letter words fit your known and unknown positions.
  • Scrabble & Words With Friends — find valid words that match your available tiles and board constraints.
  • Word games — anagram solvers, hangman helpers, and vocabulary builders all benefit from pattern-based word search.

FAQ

How many words match the pattern ?l?y??

There are 20 English words matching this pattern.

Which word length is most common for this pattern?

5-letter words are the most common, with 20 matches out of 20 total.

What are some example words matching ?l?y??

Some matching words include: alays, aleye, aliya, alkyd, alkyl.

How does the pattern ?l?y? work?

Each ? stands for exactly one unknown letter, while * matches zero or more letters. Known letters must appear in their exact positions.

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