5-Letter Words Matching C R I _ _

20 valid 5-letter words match the pattern C R I _ _, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words20 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

crimp
crick
crier
crisp
crime
cried

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

cribo
cribs
cries
criey
crile
crine
crink
cripe
crips
criss
crist
crith
critz
crius

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 20 matches.

Most common letters

c20
r20
i20
e8
s7
p4
t3
b2
k2
m2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -bo · 1 words
  • -bs · 1 words
  • -ck · 1 words
  • -ed · 1 words
  • -er · 1 words

Strategy

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

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