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One hundred forty six words carry E second and R third, and one ending accounts for a surprising share of them.
Eleven of the one hundred forty six finish in RY, and most of those double the R first. BERRY, FERRY, MERRY, TERRY, JERRY, KERRY and PERRY all share the shape.
That makes them a trap rather than a help. They differ in the first box alone, so landing on the shape leaves you guessing among a cluster of near identical words.
TERMS, SERVE, VERSE, NERVE and MERCY are the most useful. HERBS, HERON and PERCH are worth remembering, and BERTH is easy to overlook.
Twenty one letters open these one hundred forty six, led by S on eighteen and M on fourteen. That is about as wide a front as this site offers.
S closes forty of the one hundred forty six and Y closes twenty three, with E on twenty. Ruling out all three narrows the group more than any other single move.
TERMS tests the S ending that forty of these take. SERVE repeats the E, which costs you part of the guess.
In the fourth box only. Both are common words, so confirming that letter is what separates them.
A small unit of weight used in ancient Hebrew measurement. It is one of many entries here that pad the count without ever being guessable.
Its E sits second and its R third, so it fits the pattern. It is unusual in opening with the same letter that fills the second box.