5-Letter Words Matching _ I N C _

27 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ I N C _, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words27 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

wince
mince
cinch
winch
since
finch
pinch

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (20)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

cinct
finca
hinch
kinch
linch
lincs
minch
minco
mincy
rinch
tinct
vinca
vince
vinci
xinca
yince
zinck
zinco
zincs
zincy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 27 matches.

Most common letters

c27
i27
n27
h9
e5
m4
z4
a3
s3
y3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ch · 9 words
  • -ce · 5 words
  • -ca · 3 words
  • -ct · 2 words
  • -cs · 2 words

Strategy

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

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