5-Letter Words Matching S H _ _ T

17 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S H _ _ T, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

9 common words17 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shaft
shunt
sheet
shalt
shift
short
shoot
shirt
shout

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (8)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

shant
sheat
shent
shipt
shist
shoat
shott
shult

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 17 matches.

Most common letters

s17
h17
t17
a5
o5
i4
n3
e3
u3
f2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 14 with 1 unique vowel
  • 3 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -nt · 3 words
  • -ft · 2 words
  • -lt · 2 words
  • -at · 2 words
  • -rt · 2 words

Strategy

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

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