5-Letter Words Matching _ R _ V E

13 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ R _ V E, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words13 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

prove
trove
grove
grave
crave
brave
drove
drive

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (5)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

breve
drave
preve
trave
wrive

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 13 matches.

Most common letters

r13
v13
e13
a5
o4
d3
b2
i2
g2
p2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ve · 13 words

Strategy

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

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