5-Letter Words Matching _ _ _ E W

40 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ _ E W, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words40 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

renew
askew
threw
shrew
screw
sinew

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (34)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

agnew
ariew
aview
bedew
behew
besew
blaew
cadew
carew
depew
emmew
endew
enmew
ennew
finew
immew
indew
inmew
ladew
narew
navew
palew
pelew
repew
resew
sprew
strew
unfew
unmew
unnew
unsew
valew
vinew
xview

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 40 matches.

Most common letters

e40
w40
n16
a12
r11
i9
s9
d6
v5
l5

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 17 with 1 unique vowel
  • 21 with 2 unique vowels
  • 2 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ew · 40 words

Strategy

6 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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