5-Letter Words Matching _ H _ M _

53 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ H _ M _, 9 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

9 common words53 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

thumb
champ
shame
rhyme
theme
thyme
chump
thump
chime

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (44)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

ahems
bhima
chama
chamm
chams
chema
cheme
chimb
chimp
chimu
chomp
chums
chyme
fhlmc
khama
khami
phoma
phyma
rhame
rhamn
rhema
rheme
rhomb
rhumb
rhymy
shama
shamo
shams
shema
shemu
shims
shuma
thema
thoma
thymi
thyms
thymy
whame
whamo
whamp
whams
whims
whomp
whump

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 53 matches.

Most common letters

h53
m53
a26
e16
c15
s14
p10
i9
u9
t9

Vowel distribution

  • 4 with no vowels
  • 31 with 1 unique vowel
  • 18 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ma · 12 words
  • -me · 10 words
  • -ms · 8 words
  • -mp · 8 words
  • -mb · 4 words

Strategy

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

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