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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