5-Letter Words Matching S _ I N _

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

13 common words33 valid words

Common Words (13)

Words most likely to be the answer.

stink
saint
sting
swine
spiny
suing
stint
shiny
swing
spine
sling
slink
shine

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (20)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

sains
scind
seine
shina
shing
shins
skink
skins
skint
sline
spina
spink
spins
srini
ssing
stine
suina
suine
suint
swink

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 33 matches.

Most common letters

s33
i33
n33
t7
e7
k7
g6
a5
h5
p5

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 19 with 1 unique vowel
  • 12 with 2 unique vowels
  • 2 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ne · 7 words
  • -ng · 6 words
  • -nk · 5 words
  • -ns · 4 words
  • -nt · 4 words

Strategy

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

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