5-Letter Words Matching _ C _ _ E

39 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ C _ _ E, 8 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

8 common words39 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

acute
scare
score
scope
scone
scale
scene
scree

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (31)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

acale
acate
aceae
ackee
acone
bcere
ecafe
ecize
ecole
ickle
mcbee
mcfee
mcgee
mckee
mcrae
ocate
ochre
ocoee
ocote
ocque
ocyte
scame
scape
scase
scoke
scote
scove
scrae
scuse
scute
uchee

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 39 matches.

Most common letters

c39
e39
s16
a15
o14
t7
r7
m6
u5
l4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 7 with 1 unique vowel
  • 28 with 2 unique vowels
  • 4 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ee · 8 words
  • -te · 7 words
  • -le · 4 words
  • -re · 4 words
  • -ae · 3 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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