5-Letter Words Matching _ W _ _ T

27 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ W _ _ T, 9 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

9 common words27 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

sweet
swift
dwelt
sweat
tweet
swept
twist
await
twixt

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (18)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

awaft
awalt
awest
awhet
ewart
ewest
gwent
owght
owlet
swart
swelt
twait
twalt
twant
twilt
twint
twitt
zwart

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 27 matches.

Most common letters

w27
t27
a12
e12
s9
i8
l6
r3
n3
f2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -lt · 5 words
  • -et · 4 words
  • -st · 3 words
  • -rt · 3 words
  • -nt · 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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