5-Letter Words Matching _ R _ V _

28 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ R _ V _, 11 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

11 common words28 valid words

Common Words (11)

Words most likely to be the answer.

prove
trove
grove
grave
crave
bravo
privy
brave
drove
gravy
drive

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (17)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

brava
bravi
breva
breve
brevi
cravo
drava
drave
drovy
erava
grovy
krivu
preve
provo
trave
treva
wrive

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 28 matches.

Most common letters

r28
v28
e17
a14
o9
b7
i6
d5
y4
g4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 9 with 1 unique vowel
  • 19 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ve · 13 words
  • -va · 5 words
  • -vy · 4 words
  • -vo · 3 words
  • -vi · 2 words

Strategy

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

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