5-Letter Words Matching _ R I S _

29 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ R I S _, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words29 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

brisk
arise
frisk
wrist
prism
crisp

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (23)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

arish
arist
brisa
brise
briss
brist
criss
crist
drisk
erisa
frise
friss
frist
grise
grist
irisa
irish
kriss
prise
priss
trisa
trish
trist

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 29 matches.

Most common letters

r29
i29
s29
t9
a7
e6
b5
k4
p4
f4

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -st · 7 words
  • -se · 5 words
  • -ss · 5 words
  • -sa · 4 words
  • -sh · 3 words

Strategy

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

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