5-Letter Words Matching _ _ M _ O

38 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ M _ O, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words38 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

jumbo
tempo
cameo
gumbo
limbo
mambo

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (32)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

abmho
armco
bimbo
bombo
bumbo
campo
combo
commo
compo
gombo
humbo
jambo
jimbo
kamao
kimbo
kimmo
kimpo
mimeo
mumbo
nammo
pombo
rambo
romeo
rumbo
sambo
sampo
samto
somlo
tambo
timbo
yameo
zambo

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 38 matches.

Most common letters

m38
o38
b22
a15
i8
c6
u6
p6
e5
r4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 7 with 1 unique vowel
  • 28 with 2 unique vowels
  • 3 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -bo · 21 words
  • -po · 5 words
  • -eo · 4 words
  • -mo · 3 words
  • -ho · 1 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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