5-Letter Words Matching _ H A _ E

30 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ H A _ E, 11 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

11 common words30 valid words

Common Words (11)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shake
shame
phase
chase
shade
share
shape
chafe
whale
shale
shave

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (19)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bhave
chace
chane
chape
chare
chave
ohare
phage
phane
phare
phaye
rhame
shane
thane
thare
thave
whame
whare
whase

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 30 matches.

Most common letters

h30
a30
e30
s11
c7
p7
r7
v4
n4
w4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 0 with 1 unique vowel
  • 29 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -re · 6 words
  • -ve · 4 words
  • -ne · 4 words
  • -se · 3 words
  • -me · 3 words

Strategy

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

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