5-Letter Words Matching _ H _ _ F

19 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ H _ _ F, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words19 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

chief
wharf
chaff
shelf
thief
whiff

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

chuff
shaef
shaff
sheaf
sheff
shiff
shilf
shraf
shuff
shurf
tharf
whoof
whuff

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 19 matches.

Most common letters

h19
f19
s10
a7
e6
i5
u4
r4
w4
c3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ff · 8 words
  • -ef · 3 words
  • -rf · 3 words
  • -af · 2 words
  • -lf · 2 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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