5-Letter Words Matching _ _ A T E
27 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ A T E, 12 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.
12 common words27 valid words
Common Words (12)
Words most likely to be the answer.
abate
crate
agate
grate
irate
slate
plate
skate
elate
ovate
state
spate
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (15)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
acate
alate
amate
blate
drate
enate
frate
hiate
ocate
orate
otate
prate
quate
urate
uvate
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 27 matches.
Most common letters
a27
t27
e27
r8
l5
o4
s4
c3
p3
u3
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 0 with 1 unique vowel
- 18 with 2 unique vowels
- 9 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -te · 27 words
Strategy
12 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.
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