5-Letter Words Matching _ L _ S _

65 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L _ S _, 19 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

19 common words65 valid words

Common Words (19)

Words most likely to be the answer.

blush
floss
flesh
slosh
glass
class
blast
plush
bless
bliss
clasp
slush
slash
flash
clash
gloss
flask
close
flush

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (46)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

alisa
alish
aliso
alisp
alist
alosa
alose
alost
alysa
alyse
alyss
blase
blash
blest
blist
clase
clast
closh
elisa
elise
elish
elyse
flisk
flosh
flosi
flusk
glisk
gliss
glist
glost
hlhsr
ilisa
ilise
ilysa
ilyse
klosh
nllst
plash
plasm
plass
plast
pliss
ploss
slask
slish
ulose

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 65 matches.

Most common letters

l65
s65
a31
i21
h18
o15
e15
t10
p9
f9

Vowel distribution

  • 2 with no vowels
  • 42 with 1 unique vowel
  • 17 with 2 unique vowels
  • 4 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -sh · 17 words
  • -ss · 11 words
  • -st · 10 words
  • -se · 10 words
  • -sa · 6 words

Strategy

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

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