5-Letter Words Matching _ O I S _

20 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ O I S _, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words20 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

moist
hoist
poise
joist
noisy
foist
noise

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

boise
boist
doisy
foism
hoise
loise
moise
moism
roist
toise
toist
zoism
zoist

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 20 matches.

Most common letters

o20
i20
s20
t9
e7
m5
b2
y2
f2
h2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -st · 8 words
  • -se · 7 words
  • -sm · 3 words
  • -sy · 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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