5-Letter Words Matching C R U _ _

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

6 common words18 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

crust
crump
cruel
crumb
crude
crush

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (12)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

cruce
cruck
cruds
crudy
cruet
crull
crunk
crunt
cruor
crura
cruse
cruth

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 18 matches.

Most common letters

c18
r18
u18
e5
s4
t4
d3
k2
l2
m2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 11 with 1 unique vowel
  • 7 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ce · 1 words
  • -ck · 1 words
  • -de · 1 words
  • -ds · 1 words
  • -dy · 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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