5-Letter Words Matching S P I _ _

33 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S P I _ _, 12 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

12 common words33 valid words

Common Words (12)

Words most likely to be the answer.

spike
spicy
spill
spiel
spite
spilt
spiny
spire
spice
spine
spiky
spied

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (21)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

spial
spica
spick
spics
spier
spies
spiff
spiks
spile
spina
spink
spins
spira
spiro
spirt
spiry
spise
spiss
spits
spitz
spivs

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 33 matches.

Most common letters

s33
p33
i33
e11
r6
l5
c5
k5
t5
n5

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -al · 1 words
  • -ca · 1 words
  • -ce · 1 words
  • -ck · 1 words
  • -cs · 1 words

Strategy

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

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