5-Letter Words Matching _ H _ S _

41 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ H _ S _, 12 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

12 common words41 valid words

Common Words (12)

Words most likely to be the answer.

those
chest
phase
chose
chase
ghost
whisk
these
shush
chasm
chess
whose

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (29)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

ahush
chass
chese
chosn
chuse
ghast
ghess
khasa
khasi
khass
khosa
lhasa
phasm
phose
phoss
physa
shish
shisn
shist
thess
thisn
whase
whish
whisp
whiss
whist
whoso
whush
xhosa

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 41 matches.

Most common letters

h41
s41
a15
e14
o10
i10
c9
t9
w9
p6

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 29 with 1 unique vowel
  • 12 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -se · 10 words
  • -ss · 7 words
  • -sh · 5 words
  • -st · 5 words
  • -sa · 5 words

Strategy

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

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