5-Letter Words Starting With SLI

7 common words and 22 valid guesses start with "SLI". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

7 common words22 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

slick
slide
slime
slimy
slice
sling
slink

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (15)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

slich
slier
sligo
slily
slims
sline
slipe
slips
slipt
slirt
slish
slite
slits
slive
sliwa

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 22 matches.

Most common letters

s22
l22
i22
e8
t4
c3
m3
n3
p3
h2

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is c, appearing in 3 of 22 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 12 with 1 unique vowel
  • 10 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ce · 1 words
  • -ch · 1 words
  • -ck · 1 words
  • -de · 1 words
  • -er · 1 words

Strategy

7 answers start with "SLI". Use the common endings shown above to lock in your remaining green letters.

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