5-Letter Words Matching _ _ E A T

16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ E A T, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words16 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

great
cheat
pleat
treat
sweat
bleat
cleat
wheat

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (8)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

creat
exeat
sceat
sheat
skeat
theat
upeat
wreat

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

e16
a16
t16
c4
h4
r4
s4
l3
w3
p2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -at · 16 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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