5-Letter Words Matching _ _ L S _

31 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ L S _, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words31 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

palsy
false
welsh
salsa
pulse
balsa

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (26)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

aalst
ailsa
bilsh
bulse
celss
dulse
eclss
gilse
halse
halsy
helsa
helse
hilsa
holst
kelsi
kelso
kelsy
mulse
nelse
nllst
salse
tulsa
tulsi
valsa
valse
walsh

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 31 matches.

Most common letters

l31
s31
e17
a14
h9
i6
u6
t5
b3
y3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -se · 10 words
  • -sa · 7 words
  • -st · 3 words
  • -sh · 3 words
  • -sy · 3 words

Strategy

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

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