5-Letter Words Matching S _ U N _

17 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ U N _, 11 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

11 common words17 valid words

Common Words (11)

Words most likely to be the answer.

slung
stung
sound
shunt
sauna
stunt
skunk
swung
spunk
slunk
stunk

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (6)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

saunt
shune
shunk
shuns
spung
stuns

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 17 matches.

Most common letters

s17
u17
n17
t6
k5
h4
g4
a2
l2
p2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -nk · 5 words
  • -ng · 4 words
  • -nt · 3 words
  • -ns · 2 words
  • -na · 1 words

Strategy

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

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