5-Letter Words Matching _ R A _ N

17 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ R A _ N, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words17 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

drain
train
brawn
brain
drawn
prawn
grain

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (10)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

arain
arawn
braun
crain
frawn
frayn
grahn
grawn
iraan
oraon

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 17 matches.

Most common letters

a17
r17
n17
i7
w6
b3
g3
d2
f2
u1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -in · 6 words
  • -wn · 6 words
  • -un · 1 words
  • -yn · 1 words
  • -hn · 1 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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