5-Letter Words Matching Q U A _ _

25 valid 5-letter words match the pattern Q U A _ _, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words25 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

quart
quasi
qualm
quack
quark
quake
quail
quash

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (17)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

quadi
quads
quaff
quags
quais
quaky
quale
quant
quare
quarl
quass
quata
quate
quauk
quave
quawk
quays

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 25 matches.

Most common letters

q25
u25
a25
s7
k6
e5
i4
l4
t4
r4

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ck · 1 words
  • -di · 1 words
  • -ds · 1 words
  • -ff · 1 words
  • -gs · 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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