5-Letter Words Matching S _ _ K Y

15 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ _ K Y, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words15 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

silky
snaky
sulky
shaky
smoky
spiky

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

sarky
sidky
sinky
sirky
slaky
soaky
socky
sooky
spoky

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 15 matches.

Most common letters

s15
k15
y15
a5
i5
o5
l3
r2
n2
p2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ky · 15 words

Strategy

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

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