5-Letter Words Matching C _ A _ E

26 valid 5-letter words match the pattern C _ A _ E, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words26 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

crate
craze
crave
chase
chafe
crane
cease

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (19)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

chace
chane
chape
chare
chave
clade
clake
clame
clape
clare
clase
clave
claye
craie
crake
crape
crare
craye
cyane

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 26 matches.

Most common letters

c26
e26
a26
r11
l8
h7
s3
n3
p3
v3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -se · 3 words
  • -ne · 3 words
  • -pe · 3 words
  • -re · 3 words
  • -ve · 3 words

Strategy

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

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