5-Letter Words Matching _ R _ _ S

241 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ R _ _ S, 10 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

10 common words241 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

crass
truss
dross
cress
brass
cross
grass
dress
gross
press

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (231)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

arabs
araks
arcas
arces
arcos
arcus
ardis
ardys
areas
areus
argas
arges
argos
argus
arias
aries
arils
arius
arles
arlis
arras
arris
arses
arsis
artas
artus
arums
aruns
arvos
aryls
brads
braes
brags
brans
brats
braws
brays
brees
brens
bress
brews
bries
brigs
brims
brins
brios
briss
brits
broos
brows
bruis
bruns
crabs
crags
crams
craps
craws
crees
crews
cribs
cries
crips
criss
crius
crocs
crois
crops
crows
crres
cruds
drabs
drags
drais
drams
drats
draws
drays
drees
dregs
dreks
drews
drias
dribs
dries
drips
drops
drubs
drugs
drums
dryas
erbes
eries
ernes
erses
frags
frans
fraps
frass
frats
fraus
frays
frees
fress
frets
fries
frigs
friss
frits
froes
frogs
frons
frows
frugs
grabs
grads
grams
grans
grays
grees
greys
grids
grigs
grins
grips
grits
grogs
groos
grots
grous
grows
grubs
grues
gruis
gruss
gruys
irbis
ireos
irids
irons
irous
krans
kraus
krebs
kreis
krems
kress
kries
krips
kriss
orals
orans
orcas
orcus
ordos
oreas
orgas
orias
orles
orlos
ornas
ornes
ornis
orris
oruss
orvas
orzos
prams
praos
prats
praus
prays
prees
preps
preys
pries
prigs
prims
priss
prius
proas
prods
profs
progs
proms
props
pross
prows
pruss
trams
trans
traps
trass
trays
treas
trees
treks
tress
trets
trews
treys
trias
tries
trigs
trims
trios
trips
troas
trogs
trois
trots
trows
troys
trues
trugs
tryms
urbas
ureas
urges
urias
urous
ursas
ursus
vries
vrows
wracs
wrafs
wrans
wraps
wrens
wries
writs

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 241 matches.

Most common letters

r241
s241
a98
i66
e64
o61
g45
t40
u39
b35

Vowel distribution

  • 1 with no vowels
  • 161 with 1 unique vowel
  • 70 with 2 unique vowels
  • 9 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -es · 33 words
  • -ss · 25 words
  • -as · 22 words
  • -gs · 17 words
  • -us · 15 words

Strategy

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

Related Word Lists