5-Letter Words Matching _ _ V _ L

47 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ V _ L, 13 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

13 common words47 valid words

Common Words (13)

Words most likely to be the answer.

naval
hovel
civil
cavil
gavel
level
bevel
novel
navel
revel
devil
anvil
rival

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (34)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

arval
arvel
arvol
auvil
bevil
caval
cavel
covel
deval
devel
devol
divel
duval
ervil
favel
havel
javel
kevel
kevil
koval
kovil
laval
lovel
nevel
nevil
nival
orvil
pavel
ravel
reval
rivel
saval
savil
tavel

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 47 matches.

Most common letters

v47
l47
e30
a26
i16
r10
o9
n7
d6
c5

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 12 with 1 unique vowel
  • 34 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -el · 22 words
  • -il · 12 words
  • -al · 11 words
  • -ol · 2 words

Strategy

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

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