5-Letter Words Matching _ _ F E R

15 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ F E R, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words15 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

safer
offer
infer
defer
refer
wafer

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

affer
bifer
fifer
gofer
hofer
lifer
rafer
rifer
sofer

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 15 matches.

Most common letters

f15
e15
r15
i5
a4
o4
s2
b1
d1
g1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -er · 15 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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