5-Letter Words Matching S T E _ _

44 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S T E _ _, 10 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

10 common words44 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

steed
stead
stein
steal
steel
steak
steep
stern
steam
steer

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (34)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

stean
stech
steck
stedt
steek
steem
steen
stefa
steff
stegh
steid
stela
stele
stell
stelu
stema
stems
stend
steng
steno
stent
steps
stept
stere
steri
sterk
stero
stert
stets
steve
stevy
stews
stewy
steyr

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 44 matches.

Most common letters

s44
t44
e44
a8
n8
r8
l6
d5
k4
m4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 30 with 1 unique vowel
  • 14 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ad · 1 words
  • -ak · 1 words
  • -al · 1 words
  • -am · 1 words
  • -an · 1 words

Strategy

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

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