5-Letter Words Starting With REF

2 common words and 9 valid guesses start with "REF". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

2 common words9 valid words

Common Words (2)

Words most likely to be the answer.

refer
refit

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (7)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

refan
refed
refel
reffo
refix
refly
refry

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 9 matches.

Most common letters

r9
e9
f9
l2
i2
y2
a1
n1
d1
o1

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is e, appearing in 3 of 9 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 5 with 1 unique vowel
  • 4 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -an · 1 words
  • -ed · 1 words
  • -el · 1 words
  • -er · 1 words
  • -fo · 1 words

Strategy

Only 2 possible answers start with "REF" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.

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