5-Letter Words Matching W H _ _ _

101 valid 5-letter words match the pattern W H _ _ _, 18 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

18 common words101 valid words

Common Words (18)

Words most likely to be the answer.

whelp
whack
whoop
wharf
whisk
which
where
while
wheel
whale
whiny
whiff
whole
wheat
white
whirl
whine
whose

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (83)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

whall
whalm
whalp
whaly
whame
whamo
whamp
whams
whand
whang
whank
whaps
whare
wharl
wharp
whart
whase
whata
whatd
whats
whauk
whaup
whaur
wheal
wheam
wheem
wheen
wheep
wheer
whees
wheft
whein
wheki
whelk
whelm
whens
whets
whewl
whews
whewt
wheys
whiba
whick
whids
whift
whigs
whilk
whill
whils
whims
whing
whins
whips
whipt
whirr
whirs
whish
whisp
whiss
whist
whits
whitt
whity
whizz
whoas
wholl
whomp
whone
whoof
whoot
whops
whore
whorl
whort
whory
whoso
whsle
whuff
whulk
whump
whush
whute
whyte

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 101 matches.

Most common letters

w101
h101
e36
i33
a31
s28
l22
t19
o16
r15

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 78 with 1 unique vowel
  • 23 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -le · 4 words
  • -ll · 3 words
  • -mp · 3 words
  • -ps · 3 words
  • -re · 3 words

Strategy

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

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