5-Letter Words Matching S _ _ N G

22 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ _ N G, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words22 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

slung
sting
stung
suing
slang
swung
swing
sling

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

shang
sheng
shing
siang
soong
spang
spong
spung
ssing
stang
steng
stong
sttng
swang

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 22 matches.

Most common letters

s22
n22
g22
i7
a6
t6
u5
h3
l3
o3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ng · 22 words

Strategy

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

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