5-Letter Words Matching _ R E _ T

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

7 common words30 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

greet
great
crept
treat
wrest
crest
erect

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (23)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

arent
arest
brent
brest
brett
creat
drent
drest
erept
freet
freit
fremt
frett
greit
grewt
kreit
orest
prent
prest
trent
trest
urent
wreat

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 30 matches.

Most common letters

r30
e30
t30
s8
a6
n6
c4
p4
f4
g4

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -st · 8 words
  • -nt · 6 words
  • -at · 4 words
  • -it · 3 words
  • -tt · 2 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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