5-Letter Words Starting With MOT

4 common words and 20 valid guesses start with "MOT". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

4 common words20 valid words

Common Words (4)

Words most likely to be the answer.

motor
motto
motif
motel

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (16)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

motas
motch
moted
moter
motes
motet
motey
moths
mothy
motis
moton
motos
motss
motte
motts
motty

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 20 matches.

Most common letters

m20
o20
t20
s7
e7
h3
y3
r2
i2
a1

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is e, appearing in 6 of 20 words.

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -as · 1 words
  • -ch · 1 words
  • -ed · 1 words
  • -el · 1 words
  • -er · 1 words

Strategy

Only 4 possible answers start with "MOT" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.

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