5-Letter Words Matching _ _ A I L

16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ A I L, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words16 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

snail
avail
frail
trail
flail
quail
grail
email

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (8)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

brail
drail
phail
skail
smail
spail
stail
swail

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

a16
i16
l16
s6
r5
m2
f2
p2
t2
v1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -il · 16 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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