5-Letter Words Matching _ O U S _

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

6 common words22 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

louse
house
rouse
joust
mouse
lousy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (16)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bouse
bousy
cousy
douse
houss
housy
mousy
pousy
roust
sousa
souse
touse
toust
tousy
voust
youse

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 22 matches.

Most common letters

o22
u22
s22
e9
y8
t6
h3
b2
l2
m2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -se · 9 words
  • -sy · 7 words
  • -st · 4 words
  • -ss · 1 words
  • -sa · 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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