5-Letter Words Matching _ _ O V E

15 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ O V E, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

9 common words15 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 (6)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

amove
emove
hoove
poove
roove
scove

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 15 matches.

Most common letters

o15
v15
e15
r5
s3
a2
m2
c2
l2
g2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 0 with 1 unique vowel
  • 13 with 2 unique vowels
  • 2 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ve · 15 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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