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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