5-Letter Words Starting With DEF
1 common words and 7 valid guesses start with "DEF". Pick from here to refine your next guess.
1 common word7 valid words
Common Words (1)
Words most likely to be the answer.
defer
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (6)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
defat
defet
defis
defix
defoe
defog
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 7 matches.
Most common letters
d7
e7
f7
t2
i2
o2
a1
r1
s1
x1
Most common letter by position
The most common letter in the 4th position is e, appearing in 2 of 7 words.
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 2 with 1 unique vowel
- 5 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -at · 1 words
- -er · 1 words
- -et · 1 words
- -is · 1 words
- -ix · 1 words
Strategy
Only 1 possible answer starts with "DEF" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.