5-Letter Words Matching S P O _ _

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

9 common words22 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

spoil
sport
spout
spoke
spore
spoof
spoon
spool
spook

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

spock
spode
spohr
spoky
spole
spong
spoom
spoor
spoot
spory
sposh
sposi
spots

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 22 matches.

Most common letters

s22
p22
o22
r5
k4
e4
t4
l3
h2
i2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ck · 1 words
  • -de · 1 words
  • -hr · 1 words
  • -il · 1 words
  • -ke · 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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