5-Letter Words Matching _ H I _ E

16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ H I _ E, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words16 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shire
while
chide
white
chime
whine
shine

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

chile
chine
chive
phile
rhine
shice
shide
shive
thine

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

h16
i16
e16
c6
n5
s5
l3
w3
d2
v2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ne · 5 words
  • -le · 3 words
  • -de · 2 words
  • -ve · 2 words
  • -me · 1 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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