5-Letter Words Matching S _ E L _

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

7 common words27 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

smelt
spell
spelt
shell
smell
shelf
swell

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (20)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

scelp
seels
seely
shela
sheld
skelf
skell
skelm
skelp
snell
spelk
stela
stele
stell
stelu
suelo
svelt
swelp
swelt
szell

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 27 matches.

Most common letters

s27
e27
l27
t8
p6
k5
h4
m3
w3
a2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 23 with 1 unique vowel
  • 3 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ll · 8 words
  • -lt · 4 words
  • -lp · 3 words
  • -la · 2 words
  • -lf · 2 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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