5-Letter Words Matching R _ _ S _

33 valid 5-letter words match the pattern R _ _ S _, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words33 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

rouse
roast
raise
reuse
rinse
roost

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (27)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

raash
rasse
reask
reast
reasy
reese
reesk
reest
reiss
reist
riess
rissa
ritsu
roist
roosa
roose
rosse
rossi
rossy
rotse
roust
rsfsr
rstse
runsy
russe
russi
russo

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 33 matches.

Most common letters

r33
s33
e19
o12
i10
t10
a9
u8
y3
k2

Vowel distribution

  • 1 with no vowels
  • 8 with 1 unique vowel
  • 22 with 2 unique vowels
  • 2 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -se · 11 words
  • -st · 7 words
  • -sy · 3 words
  • -sk · 2 words
  • -ss · 2 words

Strategy

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

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