5-Letter Words Matching _ B _ _ E

23 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ B _ _ E, 7 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

7 common words23 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

abate
abase
abide
obese
abuse
abode
above

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (16)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

abaue
abave
abaze
abbie
abbye
abede
abele
abime
abote
absee
abune
ebbie
ebeye
ibbie
obole
obote

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 23 matches.

Most common letters

b23
e23
a17
o6
i5
s4
t3
u3
d3
v2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 1 with 1 unique vowel
  • 13 with 2 unique vowels
  • 9 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -se · 3 words
  • -te · 3 words
  • -ie · 3 words
  • -de · 3 words
  • -ve · 2 words

Strategy

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

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