5-Letter Words Matching _ _ T A L

26 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ T A L, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words26 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

vital
natal
metal
octal
total
fatal
petal
fetal

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (18)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

antal
aptal
artal
attal
cital
dital
dotal
ectal
ental
ketal
kotal
notal
ontal
ratal
retal
rotal
setal
votal

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 26 matches.

Most common letters

a26
t26
l26
o8
e8
n5
r4
c3
i3
p2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 7 with 1 unique vowel
  • 19 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -al · 26 words

Strategy

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

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