5-Letter Words Matching _ _ F E _

45 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ F E _, 7 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

7 common words45 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

unfed
safer
offer
infer
defer
refer
wafer

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (38)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

affer
alfeo
alfet
apfel
bifer
cafes
defet
dyfed
effet
eifel
fifed
fifer
fifes
gefen
gofer
hofei
hofer
igfet
jefes
lifen
lifer
lifey
mafey
mcfee
nefen
offed
offen
orfeo
rafer
refed
refel
rifer
safen
safes
sofer
unfew
wifed
wifes

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 45 matches.

Most common letters

f45
e45
r18
i14
a11
o9
l8
s8
d8
n8

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -er · 15 words
  • -ed · 6 words
  • -es · 5 words
  • -en · 5 words
  • -et · 4 words

Strategy

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

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