5-Letter Words Matching _ _ G H T

19 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ G H T, 10 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

10 common words19 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

ought
light
night
might
eight
wight
sight
fight
right
tight

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

aught
bight
bught
dight
eyght
hight
naght
owght
pight

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 19 matches.

Most common letters

g19
h19
t19
i13
u3
a2
b2
e2
n2
o2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ht · 19 words

Strategy

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

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