5-Letter Words Matching _ _ I _ F
18 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ I _ F, 9 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.
9 common words18 valid words
Common Words (9)
Words most likely to be the answer.
chief
cliff
grief
thief
brief
whiff
skiff
stiff
sniff
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
alief
gliff
griff
iliff
quiff
saiff
shiff
shilf
spiff
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 18 matches.
Most common letters
i18
f18
s7
l5
e5
h5
r3
g3
a2
c2
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 11 with 1 unique vowel
- 6 with 2 unique vowels
- 1 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ff · 12 words
- -ef · 5 words
- -lf · 1 words
Strategy
9 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.
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