5-Letter Words Matching _ P _ _ E

37 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ P _ _ E, 14 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

14 common words37 valid words

Common Words (14)

Words most likely to be the answer.

spike
spade
spite
apple
spoke
spore
space
spire
spice
spree
spare
opine
spine
spate

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (23)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

apace
apure
bpete
epode
eppie
spake
spale
spane
spave
spece
spere
spete
spile
spise
spode
spole
sprue
spuke
spume
spute
upbye
uptie
ypsce

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 37 matches.

Most common letters

p37
e37
s28
a11
i10
u7
r7
t6
o6
c5

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 6 with 1 unique vowel
  • 28 with 2 unique vowels
  • 3 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ce · 5 words
  • -re · 5 words
  • -te · 5 words
  • -le · 4 words
  • -ke · 4 words

Strategy

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

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