5-Letter Words Matching C R _ S _

17 valid 5-letter words match the pattern C R _ S _, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words17 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

crust
crass
cress
cross
crash
crest
crisp
crush

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

cresa
cresc
criss
crist
crosa
crose
crost
cruse
cryst

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 17 matches.

Most common letters

c17
r17
s17
e6
t5
a4
o4
i3
u3
h2

Vowel distribution

  • 1 with no vowels
  • 12 with 1 unique vowel
  • 4 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -st · 5 words
  • -ss · 4 words
  • -sh · 2 words
  • -sa · 2 words
  • -se · 2 words

Strategy

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

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