5-Letter Words Matching C R _ _ E

28 valid 5-letter words match the pattern C R _ _ E, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

9 common words28 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

crate
craze
crave
creme
crepe
crude
crane
crime
crone

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (19)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

craie
crake
crape
crare
craye
crche
crete
crewe
crile
crine
cripe
croce
crome
crore
crose
crowe
croze
cruce
cruse

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 28 matches.

Most common letters

c28
r28
e28
a9
o7
i5
n3
p3
m3
u3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ne · 3 words
  • -pe · 3 words
  • -me · 3 words
  • -re · 2 words
  • -te · 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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A R _ _ EB R _ _ ED R _ _ EE R _ _ EF R _ _ EG R _ _ EI R _ _ EK R _ _ EO R _ _ EP R _ _ ET R _ _ EU R _ _ EW R _ _ E_ R C _ E_ R _ C EC A _ _ EC E _ _ EC H _ _ EC I _ _ EC L _ _ EC O _ _ EC U _ _ EC Y _ _ EC _ R _ EC _ _ R EC R _ _ AC R _ _ BC R _ _ DC R _ _ GC R _ _ HC R _ _ KC R _ _ LC R _ _ MC R _ _ NC R _ _ OC R _ _ PC R _ _ SC R _ _ TC R _ _ YC R E _ _C R _ E _C in position 1Starting with CR in position 2E in position 5Ending in E