5-Letter Words Matching E _ T _ _

40 valid 5-letter words match the pattern E _ T _ _, 7 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

7 common words40 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

eater
eaten
enter
ester
extol
entry
extra

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (33)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

eaton
ectad
ectal
ector
edtcc
eeten
eiten
elton
entad
ental
entea
entia
entom
entre
entte
ertha
estab
estas
estel
esten
estes
estey
estis
estoc
estop
estre
estus
ettie
ettle
eutaw
euton
exter
exton

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 40 matches.

Most common letters

e40
t40
n17
a14
s12
r10
o9
l6
c5
i4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 14 with 1 unique vowel
  • 22 with 2 unique vowels
  • 4 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -en · 4 words
  • -er · 4 words
  • -on · 4 words
  • -ad · 2 words
  • -al · 2 words

Strategy

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

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