5-Letter Words Matching S _ E _ L
21 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ E _ L, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.
6 common words21 valid words
Common Words (6)
Words most likely to be the answer.
spell
steal
shell
steel
smell
swell
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (15)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
sheal
sheel
sheol
sherl
skeel
skell
skerl
skewl
snell
speal
speel
speil
stell
sweal
szell
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 21 matches.
Most common letters
s21
e21
l21
h5
a4
k4
p4
w3
t3
r2
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 15 with 1 unique vowel
- 6 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ll · 8 words
- -al · 4 words
- -el · 4 words
- -rl · 2 words
- -ol · 1 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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