5-Letter Words Matching R _ _ U _

38 valid 5-letter words match the pattern R _ _ U _, 7 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

7 common words38 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

rebut
rogue
rebus
recut
recur
revue
rerun

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (31)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

rahul
ramus
raouf
raoul
reaum
rebud
rebuy
redub
redue
redug
redux
regur
remue
remus
repub
rerub
resue
resun
resup
rheum
ripup
risus
ritus
robur
robus
roguy
rohun
roque
rozum
rubus
rufus

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 38 matches.

Most common letters

r38
u38
e24
s11
b10
o9
m6
a5
d5
g4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 2 with 1 unique vowel
  • 31 with 2 unique vowels
  • 5 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -us · 8 words
  • -ue · 6 words
  • -um · 3 words
  • -ur · 3 words
  • -ub · 3 words

Strategy

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

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