5-Letter Words Matching _ _ R _ W
20 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ R _ W, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.
6 common words20 valid words
Common Words (6)
Words most likely to be the answer.
threw
straw
shrew
screw
throw
arrow
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
carew
merow
narew
orrow
rerow
scraw
scrow
seraw
serow
sprew
strew
strow
thraw
unrow
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 20 matches.
Most common letters
r20
w20
e11
s10
o9
a7
t6
c4
h4
n2
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 12 with 1 unique vowel
- 8 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ow · 9 words
- -ew · 7 words
- -aw · 4 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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