5-Letter Words Matching _ _ I R E

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

3 common words20 valid words

Common Words (3)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shire
spire
afire

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (17)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

amire
coire
faire
haire
loire
maire
moire
muire
noire
poire
quire
saire
stire
swire
twire
vaire
zaire

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 20 matches.

Most common letters

i20
r20
e20
a8
o5
s5
m4
f2
h2
u2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 0 with 1 unique vowel
  • 5 with 2 unique vowels
  • 15 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -re · 20 words

Strategy

3 answers match _ _ I R E. With 3 green letters locked in, you're almost certainly one guess away.

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