5-Letter Words Matching R I _ E _

33 valid 5-letter words match the pattern R I _ E _, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words33 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

rivet
risen
river
riper
rider
ripen
riser

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (26)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

ribes
riced
ricer
rices
ricey
riden
rides
rifer
rigel
riker
riled
riles
riley
rimed
rimer
rimes
rinee
riner
riped
ripes
rises
rites
rived
rivel
riven
rives

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 33 matches.

Most common letters

r33
i33
e33
s11
d8
n6
v6
l5
c4
p4

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -es · 9 words
  • -er · 9 words
  • -ed · 5 words
  • -en · 4 words
  • -ey · 2 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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