5-Letter Words Matching S _ _ _ F

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

11 common words40 valid words

Common Words (11)

Words most likely to be the answer.

staff
snuff
shelf
scarf
spoof
skiff
scoff
stiff
sniff
serif
stuff

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (29)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

saiff
saraf
sarif
scaff
scalf
scruf
scuff
scurf
shaef
shaff
sheaf
sheff
shiff
shilf
shraf
shuff
shurf
sirtf
skaff
skeif
skelf
sluff
smasf
snaff
spiff
steff
stoff
stoof
swarf

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 40 matches.

Most common letters

s40
f40
a15
i11
r10
h10
u8
e8
c7
t7

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ff · 20 words
  • -lf · 4 words
  • -rf · 4 words
  • -af · 3 words
  • -if · 3 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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