5-Letter Words Matching S _ _ V E
22 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ _ V E, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.
9 common words22 valid words
Common Words (9)
Words most likely to be the answer.
serve
solve
stove
sieve
shove
suave
salve
stave
shave
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
sauve
scove
seave
shive
skive
slave
slive
soave
spave
steve
stive
sueve
swive
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 22 matches.
Most common letters
s22
v22
e22
a9
i6
o5
l4
t4
u3
h3
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 2 with 1 unique vowel
- 17 with 2 unique vowels
- 3 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ve · 22 words
Strategy
9 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.
Related Word Lists
A _ _ V EB _ _ V EC _ _ V ED _ _ V EE _ _ V EG _ _ V EH _ _ V EK _ _ V EL _ _ V EM _ _ V EN _ _ V EP _ _ V ER _ _ V ET _ _ V EV _ _ V EW _ _ V ES _ _ A ES _ _ C ES _ _ D ES _ _ E ES _ _ G ES _ _ H ES _ _ I ES _ _ K ES _ _ L ES _ _ M ES _ _ N ES _ _ P ES _ _ R ES _ _ S ES _ _ T ES _ _ U ES _ _ V AS _ _ V OS _ _ V SS _ _ V YS E _ V _S _ E V _S in position 1Starting with SV in position 4E in position 5Ending in E