5-Letter Words Matching _ _ O U T

23 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ O U T, 10 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

10 common words23 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

stout
snout
flout
about
spout
trout
grout
clout
shout
scout

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

alout
apout
blout
brout
chout
crout
glout
keout
knout
plout
prout
skout
smout

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 23 matches.

Most common letters

o23
u23
t23
s7
l6
r5
p4
c4
a3
b3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 0 with 1 unique vowel
  • 19 with 2 unique vowels
  • 4 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ut · 23 words

Strategy

10 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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