5-Letter Words Matching _ A _ O N

68 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ A _ O N, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

9 common words68 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

baton
mason
wagon
salon
canon
baron
talon
bacon
rayon

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (59)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

aaron
badon
balon
banon
bason
bavon
cajon
capon
caron
cason
caton
caxon
dagon
damon
daron
davon
eamon
eaton
fanon
faxon
gabon
garon
gazon
hakon
hamon
jabon
jason
kalon
karon
lacon
ladon
lapon
laron
laton
lavon
macon
maeon
mahon
manon
maron
mayon
mazon
nanon
nason
paeon
paron
paton
paxon
racon
radon
ramon
rason
raton
saron
saxon
taxon
wakon
yapon
yaron

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 68 matches.

Most common letters

a68
o68
n68
r17
m12
c11
b10
l10
s9
t8

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 0 with 1 unique vowel
  • 64 with 2 unique vowels
  • 4 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -on · 68 words

Strategy

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

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