5-Letter Words Matching _ E _ G _

81 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ E _ G _, 11 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

11 common words81 valid words

Common Words (11)

Words most likely to be the answer.

feign
wedge
reign
deign
merge
verge
neigh
weigh
ledge
leggy
hedge

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (70)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

begga
beggs
beige
beigy
belga
benge
bengt
berga
bergh
bergs
bergy
feigl
geigy
gerge
hedgy
heigh
heigl
helga
helge
henge
heugh
hewgh
heygh
kedge
kedgy
keogh
kerge
ledgy
legge
leigh
lesgh
meggi
meggs
meggy
meigs
mergh
neagh
neoga
peage
peags
peggi
peggs
peggy
pengo
regga
reggi
reggy
renga
sedge
sedgy
seege
seggy
seige
sengi
serge
sergo
sergt
sergu
seugh
teage
tedge
tengu
terga
teugh
veega
venge
vergi
wedgy
yeggs
yerga

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 81 matches.

Most common letters

e81
g81
r21
h20
s19
i19
y16
a14
n14
d12

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ge · 21 words
  • -gh · 14 words
  • -gy · 13 words
  • -ga · 10 words
  • -gs · 7 words

Strategy

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

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