5-Letter Words Matching _ _ G _ L

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

6 common words51 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

vigil
regal
mogul
bagel
legal
angel

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (45)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

algal
algol
angil
argal
argel
argil
argol
dogal
dugal
dygal
engel
ergal
fogel
fugal
gogol
gugal
hegel
hugel
jugal
kugel
magel
mugil
nagel
nigel
nogal
orgal
orgel
pugil
pygal
regel
rigel
rigol
rugal
segal
segol
sigel
sigil
tagal
tagel
urgel
vagal
vogel
vogul
wogul
zygal

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 51 matches.

Most common letters

l51
g51
a29
e23
o14
r13
u13
i10
n6
s4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 13 with 1 unique vowel
  • 38 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -al · 19 words
  • -el · 18 words
  • -il · 6 words
  • -ol · 5 words
  • -ul · 3 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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