5-Letter Words Matching _ _ _ O W

51 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ _ O W, 8 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

8 common words51 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

allow
widow
aglow
below
elbow
throw
arrow
endow

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (43)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

ablow
aflow
aknow
balow
bilow
bulow
bunow
cahow
cohow
dekow
devow
embow
ewhow
gatow
groow
gutow
inbow
indow
kotow
lubow
menow
merow
miaow
minow
nohow
orrow
oxbow
rerow
resow
rotow
schow
scrow
serow
strow
sybow
sylow
theow
unbow
uncow
unrow
upbow
volow
wilow

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 51 matches.

Most common letters

o51
w51
b14
l13
e13
r12
n11
a10
u8
i7

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 14 with 1 unique vowel
  • 36 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ow · 51 words

Strategy

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

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