5-Letter Words Matching S _ _ V _

51 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ _ V _, 11 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

11 common words51 valid words

Common Words (11)

Words most likely to be the answer.

serve
solve
stove
savvy
sieve
shove
suave
salve
stave
salvo
shave

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (40)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

saiva
salva
salvy
sauve
scevo
scove
scovy
seave
seavy
selva
senvy
servo
sheva
shiva
shive
shivs
shivy
sieva
sievy
silva
skive
skivy
slave
slavi
slavs
slive
snivy
soave
sorva
spave
spivs
steve
stevy
stive
stivy
sueve
suevi
supvr
swive
sylva

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 51 matches.

Most common letters

s51
v51
e32
a24
i19
l12
y12
o10
h7
t6

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 17 with 1 unique vowel
  • 29 with 2 unique vowels
  • 5 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ve · 22 words
  • -vy · 11 words
  • -va · 9 words
  • -vo · 3 words
  • -vs · 3 words

Strategy

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

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