5-Letter Words Matching _ A U N _

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

8 common words17 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

jaunt
taunt
sauna
gaunt
haunt
fauna
daunt
vaunt

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bauno
daune
fauns
laund
maund
naunt
saunt
wauna
wauns

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 17 matches.

Most common letters

a17
u17
n17
t8
d4
s4
f2
w2
b1
o1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -nt · 8 words
  • -na · 3 words
  • -ns · 2 words
  • -nd · 2 words
  • -no · 1 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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