5-Letter Words Matching S P E _ _

26 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S P E _ _, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

9 common words26 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

spend
spell
spelt
speck
speed
spent
sperm
spear
speak

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (17)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

speal
spean
spece
specs
spect
speel
speen
speer
speil
speir
spekt
spelk
speos
spere
spete
spews
spewy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 26 matches.

Most common letters

s26
p26
e26
l6
r5
t5
a4
k4
n4
c4

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ak · 1 words
  • -al · 1 words
  • -an · 1 words
  • -ar · 1 words
  • -ce · 1 words

Strategy

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

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