5-Letter Words Matching S H I _ _

45 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S H I _ _, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words45 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shire
shied
shift
shirk
shirt
shiny
shine

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (38)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

shiah
shiai
shiau
shice
shick
shide
shieh
shiel
shien
shier
shies
shiff
shiko
shilf
shilh
shill
shily
shims
shina
shing
shins
shipp
ships
shipt
shira
shiri
shirl
shiro
shirr
shish
shisn
shist
shita
shits
shiva
shive
shivs
shivy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 45 matches.

Most common letters

s45
h45
i45
e11
r9
a7
n7
l6
t6
v4

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ah · 1 words
  • -ai · 1 words
  • -au · 1 words
  • -ce · 1 words
  • -ck · 1 words

Strategy

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

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