5-Letter Words Matching _ A _ T E

28 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ A _ T E, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

9 common words28 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

saute
waste
paste
caste
haste
taste
baste
latte
haute

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (20)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

caite
carte
dante
fante
faute
halte
hapte
harte
hatte
kaete
maite
marte
matte
parte
patte
saite
taite
tarte
waite
zante

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 28 matches.

Most common letters

a28
t28
e28
s8
h6
i5
r5
p4
c3
n3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -te · 28 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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