5-Letter Words Matching _ _ L O N

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

6 common words22 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

colon
salon
melon
talon
nylon
felon

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (16)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

arlon
azlon
balon
dolon
eglon
ellon
jolon
kalon
milon
orlon
pelon
pilon
pylon
solon
velon
xylon

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 22 matches.

Most common letters

l22
o22
n22
a6
e6
y3
p3
r2
m2
i2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -on · 22 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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