5-Letter Words Matching _ _ U T E

21 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ U T E, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words21 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

acute
saute
chute
route
flute
brute
haute

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

clute
elute
faute
feute
foute
klute
knute
krute
meute
piute
scute
shute
spute
whute

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 21 matches.

Most common letters

u21
t21
e21
a4
c4
h4
l4
f4
s4
r3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -te · 21 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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