5-Letter Words Matching S C O _ _

29 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S C O _ _, 10 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

10 common words29 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

scour
scorn
score
scope
scone
scold
scoop
scoff
scowl
scout

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (19)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

scoad
scobs
scoke
scolb
scomm
scoon
scoot
scopa
scopp
scops
scopy
scote
scots
scott
scouk
scoup
scove
scovy
scows

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 29 matches.

Most common letters

s29
c29
o29
p7
e6
t5
u4
l3
n3
r3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ad · 1 words
  • -bs · 1 words
  • -ff · 1 words
  • -ke · 1 words
  • -lb · 1 words

Strategy

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

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