5-Letter Words Matching _ P _ N _

23 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ P _ N _, 8 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

8 common words23 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

spend
aping
spiny
spunk
spent
opine
spine
spank

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (15)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

apina
dpans
epona
opens
oping
spane
spang
spann
spans
spina
spink
spins
spong
spung
upend

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 23 matches.

Most common letters

p23
n23
s17
a10
i9
e8
g5
o5
d3
k3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ng · 5 words
  • -ns · 4 words
  • -na · 3 words
  • -ne · 3 words
  • -nk · 3 words

Strategy

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

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