5-Letter Words Matching _ E F _ _

41 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ E F _ _, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words41 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

lefty
defer
hefty
refer
befit
refit

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (35)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

befan
befog
befop
befur
cefis
defat
defet
defis
defix
defoe
defog
gefen
hefts
jefes
jeffy
kefir
kefti
lefor
lefts
nefas
nefen
neffs
neffy
refan
refed
refel
reffo
refix
refly
refry
teffs
tefft
vefry
wefts
wefty

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 41 matches.

Most common letters

e41
f41
r14
t13
s9
i8
d8
y8
n7
o6

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 22 with 1 unique vowel
  • 19 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ts · 3 words
  • -ty · 3 words
  • -an · 2 words
  • -it · 2 words
  • -og · 2 words

Strategy

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

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