5-Letter Words Matching P R O _ _

33 valid 5-letter words match the pattern P R O _ _, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

9 common words33 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

prove
proxy
prone
prose
prong
prowl
probe
proud
proof

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (24)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

proal
proas
prodd
prods
proem
profs
progs
proke
prole
prome
promo
proms
propr
props
prore
proso
pross
prost
prosy
prote
proto
prout
provo
prows

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 33 matches.

Most common letters

p33
r33
o33
s12
e10
m4
t4
l3
d3
a2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -al · 1 words
  • -as · 1 words
  • -be · 1 words
  • -dd · 1 words
  • -ds · 1 words

Strategy

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

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