5-Letter Words Matching P _ S _ _

59 valid 5-letter words match the pattern P _ S _ _, 9 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

9 common words59 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

paste
pushy
poser
posit
posse
pesky
pesto
pasta
pasty

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (50)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

pasan
pasay
pasch
pasco
paseo
pases
pasha
pashm
pasho
pasia
pasis
paske
paski
pasmo
pasol
passe
passo
passu
passy
pasto
pasts
pasul
pesah
pesek
pesos
pessa
peste
pests
pisan
pisay
pisco
pisek
pishu
pisky
pismo
piste
pisum
posca
posed
posen
poses
posey
posho
posix
possy
posts
pusan
puses
pusey
pussy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 59 matches.

Most common letters

p59
s59
a31
o23
e23
i14
y11
t11
u9
h8

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 19 with 1 unique vowel
  • 39 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -an · 3 words
  • -es · 3 words
  • -sy · 3 words
  • -te · 3 words
  • -ts · 3 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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