5-Letter Words Matching R E _ A _

38 valid 5-letter words match the pattern R E _ A _, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words38 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

repay
recap
rebar
rehab
relax
regal
relay
renal

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (30)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

reaal
rebab
rebag
rebah
rebak
reban
redan
refan
regan
relap
reman
remap
renae
renan
renay
repad
repas
reran
resat
resaw
resay
retag
retal
retan
retar
retax
reval
revay
rewan
rewax

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 38 matches.

Most common letters

r38
e38
a38
n12
l8
b7
p6
t6
y5
g4

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -an · 9 words
  • -al · 5 words
  • -ay · 5 words
  • -ap · 3 words
  • -ax · 3 words

Strategy

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

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