5-Letter Words Matching _ A B _ _

158 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ A B _ _, 13 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

13 common words158 valid words

Common Words (13)

Words most likely to be the answer.

labor

label

rabid

cabin

rabbi

table

fable

tabby

habit

cable

taboo

cabal

cabby

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (145)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

babai

babar

babas

babby

babel

baber

babes

babis

babka

bable

babol

baboo

babua

babul

babur

babus

cabaa

caban

cabas

cabda

caber

cabet

cabio

cabob

cabot

cabre

dabba

dabbs

dabby

dabih

dabuh

eably

faber

fabes

fabio

fabre

fabri

gabar

gabbi

gabbs

gabby

gabel

gabes

gabey

gabie

gable

gabon

gabor

gabun

habab

habbe

haber

habet

habib

hable

habub

habus

jabal

jaban

jabez

jabia

jabin

jabir

jabon

jabot

jabul

kabab

kabar

kabel

kabir

kabob

kabul

laban

labaw

labba

labby

labia

labis

labra

mabel

maben

mabes

mabie

mable

nabac

nabak

nabal

nabby

nabes

nabis

nabla

nable

nabob

pablo

pabst

rabah

rabal

rabat

rabia

rabic

rabin

rabot

sabah

sabal

saban

sabba

sabby

sabec

sabed

saber

sabes

sabia

sabik

sabin

sabir

sable

sably

sabme

sabot

sabra

sabre

sabzi

tabac

tabbi

tabel

taber

tabes

tabet

tabib

tabic

tabid

tabis

tabla

tabog

tabor

tabus

tabut

vabis

waban

wabby

yabbi

yabby

yaboo

zabra

zabti

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 158 matches.

Most common letters

b158

a158

e44

s39

i37

l37

r32

t28

n22

o20

Vowel distribution

0 with no vowels
49 with 1 unique vowel
105 with 2 unique vowels
4 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

-by · 10 words
-le · 9 words
-es · 7 words
-el · 6 words
-er · 6 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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