5-Letter Words Matching _ E T _ _

171 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ E T _ _, 17 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

17 common words171 valid words

Common Words (17)

Words most likely to be the answer.

retch

fetus

metal

retro

deter

fetid

betel

jetty

fetch

detox

retry

petal

fetal

metro

meter

setup

petty

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (154)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

aetat

aetna

betag

betas

betes

bethe

beths

betis

beton

betrs

betsi

betso

betsy

betta

bette

betti

betty

cetes

cetic

cetid

cetin

cetus

cetyl

detar

detat

detax

detin

detta

dette

detur

eeten

fetas

feted

fetes

fetis

fetor

fetwa

getae

getah

getas

getfd

getic

getid

getty

getup

heths

hetti

hetty

ietta

jetes

jeton

ketal

ketch

keten

ketoi

ketol

kette

ketti

ketty

ketyl

letch

letha

lethe

lethy

letta

lette

letti

letts

letty

letup

metad

metae

metas

meted

metel

metes

metho

meths

metic

metif

metin

metis

metol

metra

metre

metry

metts

metty

metus

metze

neter

netop

netta

nette

netti

netts

netty

petar

peter

petes

petey

petfi

petie

petit

petos

petra

petre

petri

petro

petta

petti

petto

petua

petum

petuu

retag

retal

retan

retar

retax

retem

retha

rethe

retia

retie

retin

retip

retma

setae

setal

sethi

seton

setts

tetch

tetel

teths

teton

tetra

tetty

tetum

vetch

veter

vetus

wetly

yetac

yetah

yetis

yetta

yetti

yetts

yetty

zetas

zetes

zetta

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 171 matches.

Most common letters

e171

t171

a46

s39

r35

i33

m27

y25

p25

l24

Vowel distribution

0 with no vowels
67 with 1 unique vowel
100 with 2 unique vowels
4 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

-ty · 11 words
-ta · 8 words
-es · 7 words
-ti · 7 words
-al · 6 words

Strategy

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

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