5-Letter Words Matching S _ O _ N

13 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ O _ N, 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.

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scorn
sworn
swoon
spoon
shorn

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (7)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

scoon
shoon
sloan
stoon
stoun
swoln
swoun

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 13 matches.

Most common letters

s13
o13
n13
w5
r3
h3
c2
l2
t2
u2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -on · 5 words
  • -rn · 3 words
  • -un · 2 words
  • -wn · 1 words
  • -an · 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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