5-Letter Words Matching _ _ U G H

23 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ U G H, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words23 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

bough
tough
laugh
cough
dough
rough

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (17)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

baugh
brugh
faugh
gough
haugh
heugh
hough
jough
lough
maugh
paugh
saugh
seugh
sough
teugh
waugh
wough

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 23 matches.

Most common letters

u23
g23
h23
o11
a8
b3
e3
s3
r2
l2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -gh · 23 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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