5-Letter Words Matching E _ I _ _

72 valid 5-letter words match the pattern E _ I _ _, 9 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

9 common words72 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

exist
elite
edify
exile
edict
evict
elide
eking
eying

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (63)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

ecize
edile
edina
edita
edith
edits
ediva
ediya
egide
ejido
elian
elias
elida
eliga
elihu
elint
eliot
elisa
elise
elish
elita
eliza
emigr
emile
emili
emily
emina
emirs
emits
eniac
eoith
epics
epiky
epiph
episc
epist
erian
erica
erich
erick
erida
eridu
eries
eriha
erika
erina
erine
erinn
erisa
erizo
etiam
evils
evita
evite
evius
ewing
exies
exine
exing
exion
exira
exite
exits

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 72 matches.

Most common letters

e72
i72
a23
l20
t18
s17
r17
d15
n15
c9

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 0 with 1 unique vowel
  • 41 with 2 unique vowels
  • 31 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ng · 4 words
  • -le · 3 words
  • -na · 3 words
  • -ta · 3 words
  • -ts · 3 words

Strategy

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

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