5-Letter Words Matching _ _ A L E

20 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ A L E, 4 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

4 common words20 valid words

Common Words (4)

Words most likely to be the answer.

stale
whale
shale
scale

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (16)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

acale
asale
avale
beale
brale
deale
dwale
neale
orale
peale
quale
seale
spale
swale
twale
udale

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 20 matches.

Most common letters

a20
l20
e20
s7
w4
d3
c2
b2
r2
p2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -le · 20 words

Strategy

4 answers match _ _ A L E. With 3 green letters locked in, you're almost certainly one guess away.

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