5-Letter Words Matching P _ U _ _
51 valid 5-letter words match the pattern P _ U _ _, 12 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.
12 common words51 valid words
Common Words (12)
Words most likely to be the answer.
pound
pluck
pause
plume
plush
pouch
plunk
prude
prune
plumb
pouty
plump
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (39)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
paugh
pauky
paula
paule
pauli
paull
paulo
pauly
pauxi
peuhl
pfund
phuts
piura
piuri
piute
pluff
plugs
pluma
plums
plumy
plupf
pluto
pluvi
pouce
poucy
pouff
poufs
poule
poulp
poult
pours
pousy
pouts
prudi
prudy
prunt
pruss
pruta
pruth
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 51 matches.
Most common letters
p51
u51
l24
o15
a13
r11
s10
e9
t9
y7
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 16 with 1 unique vowel
- 26 with 2 unique vowels
- 9 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -le · 2 words
- -nd · 2 words
- -ts · 2 words
- -ff · 2 words
- -gh · 1 words
Strategy
12 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.
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