5-Letter Words Matching _ H I R _

25 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ H I R _, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words25 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shire
third
shirk
shirt
whirl
chirp

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (19)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

ahira
chirk
chirl
chirm
chiro
chirr
chirt
chiru
phira
shira
shiri
shirl
shiro
shirr
thira
thirl
thirt
whirr
whirs

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 25 matches.

Most common letters

h25
i25
r25
s9
c8
t6
a4
l4
w3
k2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ra · 4 words
  • -rl · 4 words
  • -rr · 3 words
  • -rt · 3 words
  • -rk · 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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