5-Letter Words Matching _ A U _ T

16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ A U _ T, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words16 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

jaunt
taunt
fault
vault
gaunt
haunt
daunt
vaunt

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (8)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

dault
faust
gault
hault
haust
naunt
sault
saunt

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

a16
u16
t16
n8
l6
s4
h3
d2
f2
g2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -nt · 8 words
  • -lt · 6 words
  • -st · 2 words

Strategy

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

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