5-Letter Words Matching _ L _ S H

17 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L _ S H, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

9 common words17 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

blush
flesh
slosh
plush
slush
slash
flash
clash
flush

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (8)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

alish
blash
closh
elish
flosh
klosh
plash
slish

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 17 matches.

Most common letters

l17
s17
h17
a6
u4
o4
f4
i3
b2
c2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 15 with 1 unique vowel
  • 2 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -sh · 17 words

Strategy

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

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