5-Letter Words Matching _ A _ N T

20 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ A _ N T, 10 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

10 common words20 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

jaunt
taunt
saint
gaunt
faint
haunt
paint
taint
daunt
vaunt

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (10)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

daint
dasnt
hadnt
hasnt
maint
maynt
naunt
saunt
warnt
wasnt

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 20 matches.

Most common letters

a20
n20
t20
u8
i6
s5
d4
h3
m2
w2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -nt · 20 words

Strategy

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

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