5-Letter Words Matching R _ U _ _

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

6 common words22 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

round
rouge
rouse
route
rough
reuse

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (16)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

rauch
rauli
raupo
reube
reuel
reune
rhumb
rouen
roues
rougy
rouky
roups
roupy
roust
routh
routs

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 22 matches.

Most common letters

r22
u22
o15
e9
s6
h4
t4
a3
p3
n3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -se · 2 words
  • -ch · 1 words
  • -li · 1 words
  • -po · 1 words
  • -be · 1 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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