5-Letter Words Matching W _ E _ _

48 valid 5-letter words match the pattern W _ E _ _, 9 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

9 common words48 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

whelp
wrest
wreck
where
wheel
wield
weedy
wreak
wheat

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (39)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

waefu
waers
weeda
weeds
weeks
weems
weens
weent
weeny
weeps
weepy
weesh
weest
weets
weety
weeze
wheal
wheam
wheem
wheen
wheep
wheer
whees
wheft
whein
wheki
whelk
whelm
whens
whets
whewl
whews
whewt
wheys
wierd
wiese
wreat
wrens
wyeth

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 48 matches.

Most common letters

w48
e48
h24
s17
t11
r9
a8
n7
l7
y6

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 35 with 1 unique vowel
  • 12 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ns · 3 words
  • -st · 2 words
  • -ts · 2 words
  • -at · 2 words
  • -fu · 1 words

Strategy

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

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