5-Letter Words Matching _ O _ S T

31 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ O _ S T, 12 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

12 common words31 valid words

Common Words (12)

Words most likely to be the answer.

coast
boost
moist
worst
hoist
roast
joist
joust
toast
foist
boast
roost

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (19)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

boist
const
coost
doest
doyst
forst
gorst
hoast
holst
horst
johst
joost
moost
roist
roust
toist
toust
voust
zoist

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 31 matches.

Most common letters

o31
s31
t31
i8
r8
a5
h5
j4
u4
b3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 13 with 1 unique vowel
  • 18 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -st · 31 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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