5-Letter Words Matching _ _ A S H

20 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ A S H, 13 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

13 common words20 valid words

Common Words (13)

Words most likely to be the answer.

trash
crash
smash
brash
slash
leash
flash
clash
awash
swash
gnash
quash
stash

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (7)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

abash
blash
deash
joash
plash
raash
snash

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 20 matches.

Most common letters

a20
s20
h20
l6
r4
b3
w2
c2
e2
n2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -sh · 20 words

Strategy

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

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