5-Letter Words Matching S L A _ _

32 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S L A _ _, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words32 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

slack
slate
slang
slash
slain
slant

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (26)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

slabs
slaby
slade
slags
slait
slake
slaky
slamp
slams
slane
slank
slape
slapp
slaps
slare
slart
slask
slath
slats
slaty
slaum
slave
slavi
slavs
slaws
slays

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 32 matches.

Most common letters

s32
l32
a32
e7
t7
k5
n5
y4
p4
i3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -bs · 1 words
  • -by · 1 words
  • -ck · 1 words
  • -de · 1 words
  • -gs · 1 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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