5-Letter Words Matching S _ _ L L

23 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ _ L L, 12 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

12 common words23 valid words

Common Words (12)

Words most likely to be the answer.

skill
swill
spill
shall
spell
still
shell
smell
skull
swell
small
stall

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (11)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

scall
scull
shill
shull
skell
snell
spall
stell
stoll
stull
szell

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 23 matches.

Most common letters

s23
l23
e8
a5
i5
t5
u4
h4
k3
p3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ll · 23 words

Strategy

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

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