5-Letter Words Matching _ H O R _

23 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ H O R _, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words23 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

thorn
chord
chore
short
shorn
shore

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (17)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

chora
chort
chorz
mhorr
phora
phore
shorl
thora
thore
thoro
thorp
thorr
thort
whore
whorl
whort
whory

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 23 matches.

Most common letters

h23
o23
r23
t10
c5
e5
s4
w4
a3
p3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 15 with 1 unique vowel
  • 8 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -re · 5 words
  • -rt · 4 words
  • -ra · 3 words
  • -rr · 2 words
  • -rl · 2 words

Strategy

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

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