5-Letter Words Matching _ _ V E L

22 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ V E L, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words22 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

hovel
gavel
level
bevel
novel
navel
revel

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (15)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

arvel
cavel
covel
devel
divel
favel
havel
javel
kevel
lovel
nevel
pavel
ravel
rivel
tavel

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 22 matches.

Most common letters

v22
e22
l22
a10
r4
o4
n3
c2
d2
i2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 6 with 1 unique vowel
  • 16 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -el · 22 words

Strategy

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

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