5-Letter Words Matching _ O U G _

19 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ O U G _, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words19 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

gouge
rouge
bough
tough
cough
dough
rough

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (12)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bouge
dougl
dougy
gough
hough
jough
jougs
lough
rougy
sough
vouge
wough

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 19 matches.

Most common letters

o19
u19
g19
h11
e4
d3
r3
b2
l2
y2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -gh · 11 words
  • -ge · 4 words
  • -gy · 2 words
  • -gl · 1 words
  • -gs · 1 words

Strategy

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

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