5-Letter Words Matching _ R O O _

29 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ R O O _, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

9 common words29 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

crook
brood
groom
droop
drool
broom
troop
brook
proof

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (20)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

aroon
brool
broon
broos
crood
crool
croom
croon
droob
froom
groof
groop
groos
groot
groow
kroon
troot
trooz
vroom
wroot

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 29 matches.

Most common letters

r29
o29
b7
g6
d5
m5
c5
t5
n4
p4

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -om · 5 words
  • -on · 4 words
  • -ol · 3 words
  • -op · 3 words
  • -ot · 3 words

Strategy

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

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