5-Letter Words Matching _ _ E L L

25 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ E L L, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words25 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

spell
quell
shell
smell
dwell
swell

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (19)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

abell
adell
avell
buell
euell
ewell
idell
joell
knell
krell
lyell
noell
odell
peell
skell
snell
stell
szell
udell

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 25 matches.

Most common letters

e25
l25
s8
d5
u4
a3
w3
o3
k3
n3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ll · 25 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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