5-Letter Words Matching S _ A N _

33 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ A N _, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words33 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

stand
stank
shank
slang
slant
scant
spank

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (26)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

scand
scans
seana
shana
shane
shang
shani
shant
siana
siang
slane
slank
soane
spane
spang
spann
spans
stane
stang
stans
suant
swane
swang
swank
swann
swans

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 33 matches.

Most common letters

s33
a33
n33
t9
e7
h6
g6
k5
p5
w5

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ne · 6 words
  • -ng · 6 words
  • -nk · 5 words
  • -ns · 4 words
  • -nt · 4 words

Strategy

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

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