5-Letter Words Matching F L U _ _

22 valid 5-letter words match the pattern F L U _ _, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words22 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

flume
fluff
fluid
fluke
flute
flunk
flung
flush

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

flubs
flued
fluer
flues
fluey
fluky
flump
fluor
flurn
flurr
flurt
flusk
fluty
fluyt

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 22 matches.

Most common letters

f22
l22
u22
e7
r5
s4
y4
k4
t4
n3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -bs · 1 words
  • -ed · 1 words
  • -er · 1 words
  • -es · 1 words
  • -ey · 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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