5-Letter Words Matching _ R _ D E

16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ R _ D E, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words16 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

grade
pride
erode
trade
bride
prude
crude

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

brade
brede
erade
gride
gryde
irade
trode
trude
wride

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

r16
d16
e16
a5
i5
b3
u3
g3
t3
o2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 2 with 1 unique vowel
  • 13 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -de · 16 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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