5-Letter Words Matching _ _ I E D

15 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ I E D, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words15 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

pried
shied
plied
tried
fried
cried
dried
spied

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (7)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

abied
flied
ivied
saied
skied
stied
wried

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 15 matches.

Most common letters

i15
e15
d15
r6
s5
p3
a2
f2
l2
t2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ed · 15 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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