5-Letter Words Matching _ O U _ D

20 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ O U _ D, 11 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

11 common words20 valid words

Common Words (11)

Words most likely to be the answer.

pound
round
could
found
mound
sound
would
bound
wound
gourd
hound

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

aouad
bourd
gould
lourd
mould
nould
sourd
tould
tound

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 20 matches.

Most common letters

o20
u20
d20
n10
l7
r5
b2
g2
m2
s2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -nd · 9 words
  • -ld · 6 words
  • -rd · 4 words
  • -ad · 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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