5-Letter Words Matching S H E _ _

43 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S H E _ _, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words43 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

sheen
sheet
shear
shell
sheik
shelf
sheer
sheep

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (35)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

sheaf
sheal
shean
sheas
sheat
sheba
shedd
sheds
shedu
sheeb
sheel
sheff
shela
sheld
shema
shemu
shena
shend
sheng
shent
sheol
shepp
sherd
shere
sheri
sherj
sherl
sherm
sherr
sheth
sheva
shewa
shewn
shews
sheya

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 43 matches.

Most common letters

s43
h43
e43
a13
r9
l8
n7
d6
t4
f3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 25 with 1 unique vowel
  • 18 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -af · 1 words
  • -al · 1 words
  • -an · 1 words
  • -ar · 1 words
  • -as · 1 words

Strategy

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

Related Word Lists