5-Letter Words Matching S H _ _ L

16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S H _ _ L, 4 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

4 common words16 valid words

Common Words (4)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shall
shawl
shoal
shell

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (12)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

sharl
shaul
sheal
sheel
sheol
sherl
shiel
shill
shirl
shool
shorl
shull

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

s16
h16
l16
a6
e6
r4
o4
i3
u2
w1

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 11 with 1 unique vowel
  • 5 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ll · 4 words
  • -rl · 4 words
  • -al · 2 words
  • -el · 2 words
  • -ol · 2 words

Strategy

4 answers match S H _ _ L. With 3 green letters locked in, you're almost certainly one guess away.

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