5-Letter Words Matching M _ _ O _

86 valid 5-letter words match the pattern M _ _ O _, 8 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

8 common words86 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

major
motor
manor
moron
mason
minor
mayor
melon

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (78)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

macon
madoc
madox
maeon
mafoo
magog
magot
mahoe
mahon
majos
makos
maloy
mamor
mamou
manoc
manon
manos
maroa
maroc
marok
maron
maror
maros
marou
mayon
mayos
mazon
mccoy
mebos
mecon
medoc
medon
medor
meloe
melos
memos
menon
menow
meroe
merom
merop
meros
merow
meson
metol
miaou
miaow
mikol
milon
milor
milos
minoa
minos
minot
minow
misos
mocoa
modoc
mogos
mohos
mojos
momos
monon
monos
moroc
moror
moros
moton
motos
mozos
msdos
msfor
mucor
muton
mycol
mylor
myron
myton

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 86 matches.

Most common letters

m86
o86
a35
n30
r28
s24
e20
c12
i12
l11

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 22 with 1 unique vowel
  • 57 with 2 unique vowels
  • 7 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -os · 21 words
  • -on · 20 words
  • -or · 13 words
  • -oc · 6 words
  • -ow · 4 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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