5-Letter Words Matching E X _ _ _

44 valid 5-letter words match the pattern E X _ _ _, 10 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

10 common words44 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

exult
exist
exile
exalt
excel
extol
expel
exert
exact
extra

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (34)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

exams
exaun
excud
excur
exdie
exeat
execs
exect
exede
exhbn
exies
exine
exing
exion
exira
exite
exits
exlex
exode
exody
exons
exopt
expdt
expos
exptl
expwy
exsec
exter
exton
exude
exuma
exurb
exust
exxon

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 44 matches.

Most common letters

e44
x44
t17
i10
s9
o9
a8
l8
u8
n8

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 13 with 1 unique vowel
  • 27 with 2 unique vowels
  • 4 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -de · 3 words
  • -on · 3 words
  • -ct · 2 words
  • -lt · 2 words
  • -el · 2 words

Strategy

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

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