5-Letter Words Matching S _ E _ R

16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ E _ R, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words16 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

smear
swear
shear
sneer
sheer
spear
steer

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

sherr
sieur
skeer
sleer
smeer
speer
speir
steyr
sweer

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

s16
e16
r16
a4
h3
p3
i2
m2
t2
w2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -er · 8 words
  • -ar · 4 words
  • -rr · 1 words
  • -ur · 1 words
  • -ir · 1 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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