5-Letter Words Matching S _ _ N K

18 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ _ N K, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

9 common words18 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

stink
stank
shank
skunk
spunk
slunk
spank
slink
stunk

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

shunk
skink
slank
slonk
spink
stonk
swank
swink
swonk

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 18 matches.

Most common letters

s18
n18
k18
a5
u5
i5
l4
t4
o3
p3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -nk · 18 words

Strategy

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

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B _ _ N KC _ _ N KD _ _ N KF _ _ N KP _ _ N KT _ _ N KS _ _ A KS _ _ C KS _ _ E KS _ _ I KS _ _ L KS _ _ O KS _ _ R KS _ _ U KS N _ _ KS _ _ N AS _ _ N DS _ _ N ES _ _ N GS _ _ N IS _ _ N OS _ _ N SS _ _ N TS _ _ N YS K _ N _S in position 1Starting with SN in position 4K in position 5Ending in K