5-Letter Words Matching S _ I _ T

22 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ I _ T, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words22 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

saint
spilt
swift
stilt
stint
shift
shirt
skirt

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

sciot
shipt
shist
skift
skint
slipt
slirt
smift
smitt
snift
snirt
spirt
suint
suist

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 22 matches.

Most common letters

s22
i22
t22
n6
f5
r5
h4
p4
l4
k3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 18 with 1 unique vowel
  • 4 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ft · 5 words
  • -rt · 5 words
  • -nt · 4 words
  • -pt · 2 words
  • -st · 2 words

Strategy

8 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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