5-Letter Words Matching _ _ U N T

20 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ U N T, 13 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

13 common words20 valid words

Common Words (13)

Words most likely to be the answer.

jaunt
mount
taunt
count
shunt
gaunt
grunt
blunt
stunt
haunt
brunt
daunt
vaunt

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (7)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

ahunt
crunt
drunt
fount
naunt
prunt
saunt

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 20 matches.

Most common letters

u20
n20
t20
a9
r5
h3
o3
s3
b2
c2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 8 with 1 unique vowel
  • 12 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -nt · 20 words

Strategy

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

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