5-Letter Words Matching S _ A _ E

54 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ A _ E, 24 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

24 common words54 valid words

Common Words (24)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shake
scare
shame
spade
stale
shade
snare
stage
slate
stare
share
shape
space
stake
skate
suave
shale
snake
spare
scale
stave
state
shave
spate

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (30)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

saare
scame
scape
scase
seale
seave
shane
slade
slake
slane
slape
slare
slave
smaze
snape
soane
soave
spake
spale
spane
spave
stace
stade
stane
suade
swage
swale
swane
swape
sware

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 54 matches.

Most common letters

s54
a54
e54
l13
p13
t12
n9
r8
h8
c7

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -re · 8 words
  • -ve · 7 words
  • -le · 6 words
  • -ne · 6 words
  • -pe · 5 words

Strategy

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

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