5-Letter Words Matching _ W _ R _

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

9 common words32 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

dwarf
swirl
award
swore
twirl
sworn
swarm
aware
sword

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (23)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

awarn
awork
eward
ewart
ewers
ewery
gwari
kwara
mweru
sward
sware
swarf
swart
swerd
swird
swire
swure
twere
twerp
twire
twirk
twirp
zwart

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 32 matches.

Most common letters

w32
r32
a15
e14
s14
t9
i8
d7
o4
k3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 21 with 1 unique vowel
  • 11 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -re · 7 words
  • -rd · 6 words
  • -rt · 3 words
  • -rn · 2 words
  • -rk · 2 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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