5-Letter Words Matching S _ _ F F

20 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ _ F F, 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.

staff
snuff
skiff
scoff
stiff
sniff
stuff

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

saiff
scaff
scuff
shaff
sheff
shiff
shuff
skaff
sluff
snaff
spiff
steff
stoff

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 20 matches.

Most common letters

s20
f20
a6
i6
u5
t5
h4
c3
n3
o2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ff · 20 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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