5-Letter Words Matching S _ O _ K

19 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ O _ K, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words19 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shock
shook
stork
stock
smock
spook

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

scouk
slock
slonk
smook
snock
snoek
snook
snork
snowk
spock
stonk
stook
swonk

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 19 matches.

Most common letters

s19
o19
k19
n8
c7
t4
h2
l2
m2
r2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ck · 6 words
  • -ok · 5 words
  • -nk · 3 words
  • -rk · 2 words
  • -uk · 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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