5-Letter Words Matching C H E _ _

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

7 common words36 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

cheat
chest
cheek
check
cheap
cheer
chess

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (29)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

cheam
cheep
cheet
chefs
chego
cheir
cheju
cheka
cheke
cheki
chela
chelp
chema
cheme
chena
cheng
chera
chere
cheri
chert
chery
chese
cheth
cheux
cheve
chevy
chewa
chews
chewy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 36 matches.

Most common letters

c36
h36
e36
a9
r7
t5
k5
s5
m3
p3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -am · 1 words
  • -ap · 1 words
  • -at · 1 words
  • -ck · 1 words
  • -ek · 1 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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