5-Letter Words Matching _ H _ _ E

115 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ H _ _ E, 36 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

36 common words115 valid words

Common Words (36)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shire
those
shake
choke
shame
phase
rhyme
theme
thyme
chute
there
chose
chase
shade
share
where
while
three
shape
chore
shove
chafe
shone
whale
these
shale
whole
chide
phone
white
shore
chime
whine
whose
shine
shave

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (79)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bhave
chace
chane
chape
chare
chave
cheke
cheme
chere
chese
cheve
chile
chine
chive
chloe
chude
chuje
chuse
chyle
chyme
dhole
ehlke
ghole
ohare
ohone
phage
phane
phare
phaye
phebe
phene
phile
phobe
phore
phose
phyfe
phyle
phyre
phyte
rhame
rheae
rheme
rhene
rhine
rhode
rhyne
shane
shere
shice
shide
shive
shode
shole
shope
shote
shree
shune
shure
shute
thane
thare
thave
thebe
thete
thine
thoke
thole
thone
thore
throe
thule
whame
whare
whase
whone
whore
whsle
whute
whyte

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 115 matches.

Most common letters

h115
e115
s36
a31
o30
r29
c28
t25
p19
n18

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 30 with 1 unique vowel
  • 84 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ne · 18 words
  • -re · 18 words
  • -le · 14 words
  • -se · 10 words
  • -me · 10 words

Strategy

36 answers (of 115 valid guesses) match _ H _ _ E. Use a high-information guess that tests common letters in the empty positions, even if it's not in the candidate list.

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