5-Letter Words Matching _ O I _ T

12 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ O I _ T, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words12 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

point
moist
hoist
joist
joint
foist

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (6)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

boist
doigt
noint
roist
toist
zoist

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 12 matches.

Most common letters

o12
i12
t12
s8
n3
j2
b1
d1
g1
f1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -st · 8 words
  • -nt · 3 words
  • -gt · 1 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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