5-Letter Words Matching _ _ S T E

19 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ S T E, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words19 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

waste
paste
caste
haste
taste
baste

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

ceste
deste
feste
geste
leste
moste
peste
piste
reste
teste
tyste
weste
wiste

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 19 matches.

Most common letters

s19
t19
e19
a6
p3
w3
c2
i2
b1
d1

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 10 with 1 unique vowel
  • 9 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -te · 19 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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