5-Letter Words Matching _ _ D L _

19 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ D L _, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words19 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

badly
godly
sadly
oddly
ladle
madly

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

addle
audly
bidle
bodle
didle
ludly
medle
modla
padle
radly
redly
sidle
yodle

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 19 matches.

Most common letters

d19
l19
e10
y10
a9
o5
b3
i3
m3
u2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -le · 9 words
  • -ly · 9 words
  • -la · 1 words

Strategy

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

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