5-Letter Words Matching D R I _ _

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

6 common words17 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

drink
drier
drill
drift
dried
drive

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (11)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

drias
dribs
drice
drida
dries
drily
drina
drinn
drips
dript
drisk

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 17 matches.

Most common letters

d17
r17
i17
s5
e5
a3
n3
t2
l2
k2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 9 with 1 unique vowel
  • 8 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -as · 1 words
  • -bs · 1 words
  • -ce · 1 words
  • -da · 1 words
  • -ed · 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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