5-Letter Words Matching _ R U _ T

15 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ R U _ T, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words15 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

crust
erupt
grunt
fruit
trust
brunt

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bruet
bruit
cruet
crunt
drunt
eruct
frust
gruft
prunt

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 15 matches.

Most common letters

r15
u15
t15
n5
e4
c4
b3
s3
f3
i2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -nt · 5 words
  • -st · 3 words
  • -et · 2 words
  • -it · 2 words
  • -ct · 1 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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