5-Letter Words Matching S H _ L _
20 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S H _ L _, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.
6 common words20 valid words
Common Words (6)
Words most likely to be the answer.
shall
shell
shalt
shelf
shyly
shale
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
shala
shaly
shela
sheld
shilf
shilh
shill
shily
shola
shole
shull
shuln
shuls
shult
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 20 matches.
Most common letters
s20
h20
l20
a7
e6
i4
u4
y3
t2
f2
Vowel distribution
- 1 with no vowels
- 15 with 1 unique vowel
- 4 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ll · 4 words
- -la · 3 words
- -ly · 3 words
- -le · 2 words
- -lt · 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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A H _ L _B H _ L _C H _ L _K H _ L _P H _ L _T H _ L _W H _ L __ H _ L SS A _ L _S C _ L _S E _ L _S I _ L _S K _ L _S M _ L _S O _ L _S P _ L _S T _ L _S U _ L _S W _ L _S H _ A _S H _ B _S H _ C _S H _ D _S H _ E _S H _ F _S H _ G _S H _ H _S H _ I _S H _ K _S H _ M _S H _ N _S H _ O _S H _ P _S H _ R _S H _ S _S H _ T _S H _ U _S H _ V _S H _ W _S H _ Y _S H _ _ LS in position 1Starting with SH in position 2L in position 4