5-Letter Words Matching S _ I _ L

13 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ I _ L, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words13 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

swirl
skill
swill
spill
spiel
still

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (7)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

shiel
shill
shirl
skirl
snirl
spial
stijl

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 13 matches.

Most common letters

s13
i13
l13
r4
h3
p3
e2
k2
t2
w2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ll · 5 words
  • -rl · 4 words
  • -el · 2 words
  • -al · 1 words
  • -jl · 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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