5-Letter Words Matching S A L _ _

40 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S A L _ _, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words40 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

salad
salon
sally
salty
salsa
salve
salvo

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (33)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

salal
salar
salas
salat
salay
salba
salbu
salem
salep
sales
salet
salic
salim
salix
salle
salli
salma
salmi
salmo
salol
salop
salot
salpa
salps
salse
salta
salto
salts
salud
salue
salus
salva
salvy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 40 matches.

Most common letters

s40
a40
l40
e8
t7
o7
m5
i5
y4
u4

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ad · 1 words
  • -al · 1 words
  • -ar · 1 words
  • -as · 1 words
  • -at · 1 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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