5-Letter Words Matching W _ _ _ T

40 valid 5-letter words match the pattern W _ _ _ T, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words40 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

wrest
wrist
worst
waist
wight
wheat

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (34)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

waadt
waget
warnt
warst
wasat
wasnt
wecht
weent
weest
wendt
weott
wevet
whart
wheft
whewt
whift
whipt
whist
whitt
whoot
whort
wiatt
wicht
wisht
wiyat
wiyot
wrapt
wrast
wreat
wroot
wundt
wurst
wyatt
wynot

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 40 matches.

Most common letters

w40
t40
a15
h14
e12
i12
s12
r12
o7
n6

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 32 with 1 unique vowel
  • 8 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -st · 9 words
  • -at · 4 words
  • -ht · 4 words
  • -tt · 4 words
  • -ot · 4 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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