5-Letter Words Matching _ _ U M P

16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ U M P, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words16 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

slump
chump
thump
crump
stump
plump
trump
clump

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (8)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

erump
flump
frump
glump
grump
klump
sdump
whump

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

u16
m16
p16
l6
r5
c3
h3
s3
t3
f2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -mp · 16 words

Strategy

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

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