5-Letter Words Matching _ _ R V _

37 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ R V _, 7 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

7 common words37 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

serve
larva
carve
nerve
verve
curvy
curve

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (30)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

carvy
corve
corvi
corvo
derve
garvy
harve
herve
jarvy
kerve
kirve
larve
marva
marve
marvy
mirvs
murva
narva
nerva
nervy
parve
servo
sorva
tarve
tirve
torve
turvy
varve
warve
yerva

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 37 matches.

Most common letters

r37
v37
e23
a19
y8
c7
o6
m5
i4
u4

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ve · 19 words
  • -vy · 7 words
  • -va · 7 words
  • -vo · 2 words
  • -vi · 1 words

Strategy

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

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