5-Letter Words Matching S _ A _ L

20 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ A _ L, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words20 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shall
shawl
snarl
snail
small
stall

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

scall
scaul
scawl
sharl
shaul
skail
smail
spail
spall
spawl
staal
stahl
stail
swail

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 20 matches.

Most common letters

s20
a20
l20
i6
h5
w4
t4
c3
p3
u2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 12 with 1 unique vowel
  • 8 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -il · 6 words
  • -ll · 5 words
  • -wl · 3 words
  • -ul · 2 words
  • -rl · 2 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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