5-Letter Words Matching W H I _ _

31 valid 5-letter words match the pattern W H I _ _, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words31 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

whisk
which
while
whiny
whiff
white
whirl
whine

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (23)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

whiba
whick
whids
whift
whigs
whilk
whill
whils
whims
whing
whins
whips
whipt
whirr
whirs
whish
whisp
whiss
whist
whits
whitt
whity
whizz

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 31 matches.

Most common letters

w31
h31
i31
s13
t7
l5
n4
k3
e3
p3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 27 with 1 unique vowel
  • 4 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ba · 1 words
  • -ch · 1 words
  • -ck · 1 words
  • -ds · 1 words
  • -ff · 1 words

Strategy

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

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