5-Letter Words Matching _ _ N I C

30 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ N I C, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words30 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

conic
sonic
panic
cynic
ionic
tunic
manic
tonic

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (22)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

amnic
benic
danic
dinic
funic
genic
gynic
kinic
menic
monic
munic
nonic
pinic
punic
runic
sinic
usnic
vinic
xenic
yonic
zenic
zonic

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 30 matches.

Most common letters

n30
i30
c30
o8
u6
m5
e5
a4
y3
p3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ic · 30 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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