5-Letter Words Matching S H _ E _

22 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S H _ E _, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words22 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

sheen
shied
sheet
shrew
sheer
sheep

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (16)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

shaef
shaer
sheeb
sheel
shieh
shiel
shien
shier
shies
shlep
shoed
shoer
shoes
shred
shree
shyer

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 22 matches.

Most common letters

s22
h22
e22
r8
i6
l3
d3
o3
a2
n2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -er · 5 words
  • -ed · 3 words
  • -el · 2 words
  • -en · 2 words
  • -ep · 2 words

Strategy

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

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