5-Letter Words Matching _ _ P _ L

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

6 common words32 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

lapel
pupil
expel
papal
repel
impel

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (26)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

ampul
appal
appel
capel
copal
cupel
depel
exptl
lepal
mapel
napal
nepal
nepil
nopal
pipal
pipil
popal
pupal
ripal
sepal
suppl
tapul
tepal
topsl
typal
vipul

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 32 matches.

Most common letters

p32
l32
a20
e15
u7
i7
t5
o4
n4
m3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -al · 14 words
  • -el · 9 words
  • -ul · 3 words
  • -il · 3 words
  • -tl · 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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