5-Letter Words Matching _ A T _ R

22 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ A T _ R, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words22 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

cater
hater
eater
later
water
satyr

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (16)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bater
bator
catur
dater
fator
gater
gator
katar
matar
mater
oater
pater
qatar
rater
tatar
tater

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 22 matches.

Most common letters

a22
t22
r22
e13
o4
b2
c2
g2
m2
u1

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 5 with 1 unique vowel
  • 16 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -er · 13 words
  • -ar · 4 words
  • -or · 3 words
  • -ur · 1 words
  • -yr · 1 words

Strategy

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

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