5-Letter Words Matching S _ R U _
21 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ R U _, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.
7 common words21 valid words
Common Words (7)
Words most likely to be the answer.
shrub
shrug
strut
scrub
serum
syrup
scrum
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
saruk
sarum
sarus
scruf
serut
sirup
sorus
sprue
sprug
strub
strue
strum
struv
syrus
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 21 matches.
Most common letters
s21
r21
u21
t6
m4
e4
p4
a3
c3
b3
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 12 with 1 unique vowel
- 9 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -um · 4 words
- -us · 3 words
- -ub · 3 words
- -ut · 2 words
- -ug · 2 words
Strategy
7 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.
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