5-Letter Words Matching S P _ _ T

20 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S P _ _ T, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words20 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

spilt
spelt
splat
sport
spout
spent
spurt
split

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (12)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

spait
spalt
spart
spect
spekt
spirt
splet
spoot
sprat
spret
sprit
sprot

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 20 matches.

Most common letters

s20
p20
t20
r8
l6
e6
a5
i5
o4
u2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -rt · 4 words
  • -it · 3 words
  • -lt · 3 words
  • -at · 2 words
  • -et · 2 words

Strategy

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

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