5-Letter Words Matching E _ _ C _

26 valid 5-letter words match the pattern E _ _ C _, 8 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

8 common words26 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

epoch
edict
elect
evict
enact
erect
exact
eject

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (18)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

edtcc
educe
educt
emacs
enoch
epact
epics
epscs
erech
erica
erich
erick
eruca
eruct
etacc
eveck
execs
exect

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 26 matches.

Most common letters

e26
c26
t13
a7
r7
i6
d4
u4
s4
h4

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ct · 11 words
  • -cs · 4 words
  • -ch · 4 words
  • -cc · 2 words
  • -ca · 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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