5-Letter Words Matching C _ V _ _

32 valid 5-letter words match the pattern C _ V _ _, 7 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

7 common words32 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

civic
covet
civil
cover
cavil
covey
coven

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (25)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

cavae
caval
cavan
cavea
caved
cavel
caver
caves
cavey
cavia
cavie
cavin
cavit
cavum
cavus
civet
civia
civie
civvy
coved
covel
coves
covid
covin
cuvee

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 32 matches.

Most common letters

c32
v32
e18
a17
i13
o9
l5
n4
d3
s3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 5 with 1 unique vowel
  • 26 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ed · 2 words
  • -el · 2 words
  • -er · 2 words
  • -es · 2 words
  • -ey · 2 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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