5-Letter Words Matching S _ _ M _

74 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ _ M _, 12 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

12 common words74 valid words

Common Words (12)

Words most likely to be the answer.

slump
shame
stomp
skimp
stamp
sigma
slime
slimy
swami
swamp
stump
scamp

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (62)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

sabme
sahme
saimy
salma
salmi
salmo
sammy
scame
scams
schmo
scomm
scums
sdump
seami
seams
seamy
seema
seems
selma
sermo
sesma
shama
shamo
shams
shema
shemu
shims
shuma
silma
simms
siums
sixmo
skemp
skime
skimo
skims
slamp
slams
slemp
slims
slums
somma
somme
spume
spumy
ssrms
stema
stems
stime
stimy
stoma
stome
stomy
stums
stymy
summa
suomi
surma
swamy
swims
swimy
syrma

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 74 matches.

Most common letters

s74
m74
a36
e24
i22
o14
u14
l13
p13
t12

Vowel distribution

  • 2 with no vowels
  • 36 with 1 unique vowel
  • 34 with 2 unique vowels
  • 2 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ms · 16 words
  • -ma · 15 words
  • -mp · 11 words
  • -me · 10 words
  • -my · 10 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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