5-Letter Words Matching _ M _ _ E

51 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ M _ _ E, 12 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

12 common words51 valid words

Common Words (12)

Words most likely to be the answer.

ample
smite
ombre
smoke
smile
amaze
amble
amuse
emcee
smote
imbue
image

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (39)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

amase
amate
ambie
amene
amice
amide
amine
amire
amite
amoke
amole
amove
amuze
bmare
bmete
bmgte
cmise
emane
embue
emile
emmie
emmye
emote
emove
emule
emyde
emyle
imare
imide
imine
imune
kmole
mmete
smaze
smore
smpte
smuse
umble
umbre

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 51 matches.

Most common letters

m51
e51
a22
i17
s11
b10
o10
t9
l9
u9

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -te · 9 words
  • -le · 9 words
  • -re · 6 words
  • -ne · 5 words
  • -se · 4 words

Strategy

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

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