5-Letter Words Matching _ H _ C _

29 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ H _ C _, 10 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

10 common words29 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

whack
shock
check
which
chuck
shuck
shack
chick
thick
chock

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (19)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

chace
chack
chaco
chica
chich
chico
chics
choca
choco
chuch
phaca
phoca
shice
shick
thach
thack
theca
thock
whick

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 29 matches.

Most common letters

c29
h29
k14
a12
i10
o8
s6
t5
e4
u3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 21 with 1 unique vowel
  • 8 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ck · 14 words
  • -ca · 5 words
  • -ch · 4 words
  • -co · 3 words
  • -ce · 2 words

Strategy

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

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