5-Letter Words Matching _ _ U N G

18 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ U N G, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words18 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

wrung
slung
clung
stung
young
swung
flung

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (11)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

agung
chung
drung
joung
keung
kyung
leung
meung
spung
thung
yeung

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 18 matches.

Most common letters

g18
u18
n18
l4
e4
s4
y3
c2
h2
r2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 11 with 1 unique vowel
  • 7 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ng · 18 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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