5-Letter Words Matching _ P _ E _

45 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ P _ E _, 7 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

7 common words45 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

upset
spiel
speed
upper
spree
apnea
spied

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (38)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

apeek
apfel
appel
appet
apres
apses
apter
epees
ephes
epner
eppes
mpret
npeel
oppen
opted
optez
spaed
spaer
spaes
speel
speen
speer
sphex
spier
spies
splet
spret
sprew
spued
spues
spyer
upget
upher
upjet
upleg
upped
upsey
ypres

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 45 matches.

Most common letters

p45
e45
s27
r14
a11
t10
u10
l7
d6
n5

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -es · 9 words
  • -er · 8 words
  • -et · 7 words
  • -ed · 6 words
  • -el · 5 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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