5-Letter Words Matching S H _ _ K
11 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S H _ _ K, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.
8 common words11 valid words
Common Words (8)
Words most likely to be the answer.
shock
shook
shank
sheik
shirk
shuck
shack
shark
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (3)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
shick
shtik
shunk
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 11 matches.
Most common letters
s11
h11
k11
c4
i4
a3
n2
r2
o2
u2
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 10 with 1 unique vowel
- 1 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ck · 4 words
- -nk · 2 words
- -rk · 2 words
- -ik · 2 words
- -ok · 1 words
Strategy
8 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.
Related Word Lists
C H _ _ KT H _ _ KW H _ _ KS A _ _ KS K _ _ KS L _ _ KS M _ _ KS N _ _ KS P _ _ KS T _ _ KS W _ _ KS H _ _ AS H _ _ BS H _ _ DS H _ _ ES H _ _ FS H _ _ GS H _ _ HS H _ _ IS H _ _ LS H _ _ MS H _ _ NS H _ _ OS H _ _ PS H _ _ RS H _ _ SS H _ _ TS H _ _ US H _ _ YS H _ K _S in position 1Starting with SH in position 2K in position 5Ending in K