5-Letter Words Matching _ O U _ T

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

6 common words17 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

moult
mount
doubt
count
joust
court

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (11)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bouet
boult
fount
hoult
poult
roust
soult
tourt
toust
voust
yourt

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 17 matches.

Most common letters

o17
u17
t17
l5
s5
r4
b3
n3
c2
m2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -lt · 5 words
  • -st · 4 words
  • -nt · 3 words
  • -rt · 3 words
  • -et · 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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