5-Letter Words Matching S P _ N _

15 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S P _ N _, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words15 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

spend
spiny
spunk
spent
spine
spank

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

spane
spang
spann
spans
spina
spink
spins
spong
spung

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 15 matches.

Most common letters

s15
p15
n15
a6
i5
e4
g3
k3
u2
d1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ng · 3 words
  • -nk · 3 words
  • -ne · 2 words
  • -ns · 2 words
  • -nn · 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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