5-Letter Words Matching _ E S _ _

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

7 common words148 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

zesty

reset

beset

pesky

resin

pesto

testy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (141)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

aesir

aesop

besan

besee

besew

besht

besin

besit

besom

besot

bespy

besra

besse

bessi

bessy

bests

cesar

cesta

ceste

cesti

cesya

desai

desde

desex

desha

desks

desma

despr

dessa

desta

deste

desto

desyl

fesse

festa

feste

festy

gesan

gesso

geste

gests

hesky

hesse

hesta

hests

jessa

jesse

jessi

jessy

jests

jesup

jesus

kesar

kesia

kesse

lesak

lesed

lesgh

lesiy

lesko

lesli

lesly

lessn

leste

lesya

mesad

mesal

mesas

mesel

mesem

meshy

mesic

mesne

meson

messe

messy

mesua

nesac

neses

nessa

nessi

nessy

nesta

nesto

nests

nesty

oesel

pesah

pesek

pesos

pessa

peste

pests

qeshm

resat

resaw

resay

resee

resew

resex

resht

resid

resit

resod

resor

resow

reste

restr

rests

resty

resue

resun

resup

sesia

sesma

sesra

sessa

sesti

tesla

tessa

tessi

tessy

testa

teste

tests

vespa

vesta

vests

vesty

wesco

weser

wesla

wesle

weste

westm

wests

westy

yeses

yesso

yesty

zests

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 148 matches.

Most common letters

e148

s148

t54

a42

r28

y25

i18

n17

m17

l17

Vowel distribution

0 with no vowels
72 with 1 unique vowel
70 with 2 unique vowels
6 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

-ts · 11 words
-te · 9 words
-ty · 8 words
-ta · 7 words
-se · 6 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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