5-Letter Words Matching D R O _ _

20 valid 5-letter words match the pattern D R O _ _, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words20 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

droll
dross
drove
droop
drool
drone
droit
drown

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (12)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

drogh
droil
drome
drona
drony
droob
drops
dropt
droud
drouk
drovy
droyl

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 20 matches.

Most common letters

d20
r20
o20
l4
n4
e3
y3
p3
i2
t2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -gh · 1 words
  • -il · 1 words
  • -it · 1 words
  • -ll · 1 words
  • -me · 1 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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