5-Letter Words Matching _ _ A V E

35 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ A V E, 10 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

10 common words35 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

leave
grave
crave
weave
brave
knave
suave
stave
heave
shave

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (25)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

abave
agave
awave
bhave
chave
clave
deave
djave
drave
glave
goave
huave
loave
meave
njave
piave
quave
reave
seave
slave
soave
spave
teave
thave
trave

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 35 matches.

Most common letters

a35
v35
e35
s7
h6
r6
l5
g4
t4
b3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 0 with 1 unique vowel
  • 28 with 2 unique vowels
  • 7 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ve · 35 words

Strategy

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

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