5-Letter Words Matching _ H R _ _

35 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ H R _ _, 8 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

8 common words35 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shrub
shrug
threw
three
shrew
throw
throb
thrum

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (27)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

ahron
chria
chris
chron
dhruv
fhrer
ihram
phren
shrab
shraf
shrag
shram
shrap
shred
shree
shrip
shris
shrog
shrpg
thram
thrap
thraw
thrax
thrip
throe
throu
thruv

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 35 matches.

Most common letters

h35
r35
s15
t13
a12
e8
o7
i6
u6
p6

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -am · 3 words
  • -on · 2 words
  • -is · 2 words
  • -uv · 2 words
  • -ap · 2 words

Strategy

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

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