5-Letter Words Matching S H _ R _

29 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S H _ R _, 10 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

10 common words29 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shire
shard
share
shirk
short
sharp
shark
shirt
shorn
shore

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (19)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

shara
shari
sharl
sharn
sherd
shere
sheri
sherj
sherl
sherm
sherr
shira
shiri
shirl
shiro
shirr
shorl
shure
shurf

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 29 matches.

Most common letters

s29
h29
r29
e11
i10
a9
o5
l4
d2
k2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 21 with 1 unique vowel
  • 8 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -re · 5 words
  • -rl · 4 words
  • -ri · 3 words
  • -ra · 2 words
  • -rd · 2 words

Strategy

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

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