5-Letter Words Matching _ _ O V _

21 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ O V _, 9 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

9 common words21 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

prove
trove
stove
grove
glove
clove
drove
shove
above

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (12)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

amove
anova
clova
drovy
emove
grovy
hoove
poove
provo
roove
scove
scovy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 21 matches.

Most common letters

o21
v21
e15
r8
a4
c4
s4
l3
y3
g3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ve · 15 words
  • -vy · 3 words
  • -va · 2 words
  • -vo · 1 words

Strategy

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

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