5-Letter Words Matching _ _ E _ R

45 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ E _ R, 12 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

12 common words45 valid words

Common Words (12)

Words most likely to be the answer.

their
smear
queer
freer
swear
shear
sneer
clear
cheer
sheer
spear
steer

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (33)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

abear
aberr
afear
ameer
anear
arear
blear
brear
cheir
dnepr
drear
emeer
flear
fleer
fleur
frear
freir
freyr
gleir
greer
haerr
sherr
sieur
skeer
sleer
smeer
speer
speir
steyr
sweer
theer
theor
wheer

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 45 matches.

Most common letters

e45
r45
a17
s16
h10
f8
l7
i6
t5
b4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 19 with 1 unique vowel
  • 25 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -er · 17 words
  • -ar · 14 words
  • -ir · 5 words
  • -rr · 3 words
  • -ur · 2 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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