5-Letter Words Matching _ I G _ T

16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ I G _ T, 11 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

11 common words16 valid words

Common Words (11)

Words most likely to be the answer.

digit
light
night
might
eight
wight
sight
fight
right
tight
bigot

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (5)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bight
dight
gigot
hight
pight

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

i16
g16
t16
h13
b2
o2
d2
e1
f1
l1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ht · 13 words
  • -ot · 2 words
  • -it · 1 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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