5-Letter Words Matching S _ A _ K

23 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ A _ K, 12 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

12 common words23 valid words

Common Words (12)

Words most likely to be the answer.

stalk
slack
stack
stank
smack
shank
shack
shark
spark
snack
stark
spank

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (11)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

sjaak
slank
slask
smaik
snark
spaak
spack
spaik
stauk
swack
swank

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 23 matches.

Most common letters

s23
a23
k23
c7
n7
p5
t5
r4
l4
h3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ck · 7 words
  • -nk · 5 words
  • -rk · 4 words
  • -ak · 2 words
  • -ik · 2 words

Strategy

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

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