5-Letter Words Matching R _ _ E R

39 valid 5-letter words match the pattern R _ _ E R, 12 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

12 common words39 valid words

Common Words (12)

Words most likely to be the answer.

ruder
ruler
river
rover
racer
riper
refer
rarer
rider
riser
roger
rower

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (27)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

rafer
rager
raker
ramer
raper
raser
rater
raver
rawer
razer
reger
remer
rever
rexer
ricer
rifer
riker
rimer
riner
rober
roker
roper
roser
roter
runer
ryder
ryter

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 39 matches.

Most common letters

r39
e39
a12
i9
o8
v4
f3
g3
k3
m3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -er · 39 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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