5-Letter Words Matching S P _ R _

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

8 common words22 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

sport
spore
spurn
spire
spurt
spare
sperm
spark

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

sparc
sparm
sparr
spars
spart
spary
spere
spira
spiro
spirt
spiry
spory
spurl
spurs

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 22 matches.

Most common letters

s22
p22
r22
a9
e5
i5
t4
o4
u4
y3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 17 with 1 unique vowel
  • 5 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -re · 4 words
  • -rt · 4 words
  • -ry · 3 words
  • -rm · 2 words
  • -rs · 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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