5-Letter Words Matching _ _ F _ R

31 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ F _ R, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words31 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

safer
offer
infer
defer
refer
wafer

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (25)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

affer
alfur
befur
bifer
dufur
fifer
gofer
hofer
kafir
kefir
lefor
lifar
lifer
msfor
rafer
rafvr
rifer
rsfsr
safar
safir
sofar
sofer
suffr
unfar
unfur

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 31 matches.

Most common letters

f31
r31
e18
a12
i9
s8
o7
u6
l4
n3

Vowel distribution

  • 1 with no vowels
  • 8 with 1 unique vowel
  • 22 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -er · 15 words
  • -ur · 4 words
  • -ar · 4 words
  • -ir · 3 words
  • -or · 2 words

Strategy

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

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