5-Letter Words Matching S _ _ W _

43 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ _ W _, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words43 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shawl
shown
showy
spawn
scowl
snowy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (37)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

scawd
scawl
schwa
scows
seqwl
shawm
shawn
shaws
shawy
shewa
shewn
shews
showa
showd
shows
skewl
skews
skewy
skiwy
slaws
slews
sliwa
slows
smews
snaws
snowk
snowl
snows
spawl
spews
spewy
stawn
stews
stewy
stowe
stowp
stows

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 43 matches.

Most common letters

s43
w43
a16
o15
h14
e14
l11
n10
y7
t6

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 39 with 1 unique vowel
  • 4 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ws · 14 words
  • -wl · 7 words
  • -wy · 7 words
  • -wn · 5 words
  • -wa · 4 words

Strategy

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

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