5-Letter Words Matching A _ _ S _

66 valid 5-letter words match the pattern A _ _ S _, 11 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

11 common words66 valid words

Common Words (11)

Words most likely to be the answer.

abase
abyss
arise
amuse
amass
angst
arose
abuse
amiss
awash
artsy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (55)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

aalst
aamsi
aapss
aavso
abash
abask
abush
abysm
acast
acost
adest
adusk
adust
agasp
agast
agism
agist
agush
agust
ahush
ailsa
akasa
alisa
alish
aliso
alisp
alist
alosa
alose
alost
alysa
alyse
alyss
amasa
amase
amess
amish
anasa
anise
antsy
apass
apast
apish
apism
arase
arest
arish
arist
arnst
arusa
asdsp
avast
aviso
awest
azusa

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 66 matches.

Most common letters

a66
s66
t19
i18
e14
l13
m11
u10
h9
r9

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -st · 17 words
  • -se · 10 words
  • -sh · 9 words
  • -sa · 9 words
  • -ss · 7 words

Strategy

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

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