5-Letter Words Matching _ _ C _ R

33 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ C _ R, 8 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

8 common words33 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

ulcer
incur
nicer
racer
recur
decor
vicar
occur

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (25)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

accur
alcor
ancor
cacur
cicer
dicer
ducor
escar
excur
facer
hucar
incor
lacer
macer
macur
mucor
oncer
oscar
pacer
recor
ricer
secor
sicer
ticer
vycor

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 33 matches.

Most common letters

c33
r33
e19
a14
o12
u11
i9
n5
s4
l3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 1 with 1 unique vowel
  • 32 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -er · 13 words
  • -or · 9 words
  • -ur · 7 words
  • -ar · 4 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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