5-Letter Words Matching _ R I _ D

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

7 common words8 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

triad
grind
pried
tried
fried
cried
dried

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (1)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

wried

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 8 matches.

Most common letters

r8
i8
d8
e6
t2
c1
f1
g1
n1
p1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ed · 6 words
  • -nd · 1 words
  • -ad · 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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