5-Letter Words Matching R _ V _ _

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

7 common words30 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

rivet
river
rover
revue
revel
raven
rival

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (23)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

raved
ravel
raver
raves
ravia
ravid
ravin
raviv
reval
revay
rever
revet
revie
rived
rivel
riven
rives
roved
roven
roves
rovet
rovit
ruvid

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 30 matches.

Most common letters

r30
v30
e23
i14
a12
o6
d5
l5
n4
t4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 3 with 1 unique vowel
  • 27 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -er · 4 words
  • -ed · 3 words
  • -el · 3 words
  • -en · 3 words
  • -es · 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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