5-Letter Words Matching _ _ N U _

55 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ N U _, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words55 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

annul
ennui
donut
venue
bonus
minus

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (49)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

agnus
ainus
alnus
annum
annus
arnut
banus
benue
bonum
bunus
bynum
canun
conus
dinus
donum
donus
ernul
fanum
genua
genus
hanus
honus
ianus
janua
janus
khnum
lanum
linum
linus
lynus
manue
manuf
manul
manus
menus
minum
ninus
ninut
ocnus
panus
penup
pinup
pinus
sinus
sunup
tenue
tonus
venus
vinum

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 55 matches.

Most common letters

n55
u55
s28
a21
m16
i14
e11
o9
l8
b6

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -us · 27 words
  • -um · 10 words
  • -ue · 4 words
  • -ul · 3 words
  • -ut · 3 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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