5-Letter Words Matching S _ A L _

31 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ A L _, 11 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

11 common words31 valid words

Common Words (11)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shall
stalk
scald
stale
shalt
scalp
scaly
shale
scale
small
stall

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (20)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

scala
scalf
scall
scalt
scalx
scalz
seale
seals
sealy
shala
shaly
sials
skald
smalm
smalt
spald
spale
spall
spalt
swale

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 31 matches.

Most common letters

s31
a31
l31
c10
e8
t7
p5
h5
d3
y3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 22 with 1 unique vowel
  • 9 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -le · 6 words
  • -ll · 5 words
  • -lt · 4 words
  • -ld · 3 words
  • -ly · 3 words

Strategy

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

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