5-Letter Words Matching _ C _ L _

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

6 common words27 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

scald
scalp
scaly
scold
icily
scale

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (21)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

acale
acold
acyls
ecole
ickle
lccln
ocala
oculi
scala
scalf
scall
scalt
scalx
scalz
scelp
scolb
sculk
scull
sculp
scult
scyld

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 27 matches.

Most common letters

c27
l27
s19
a14
o6
e5
u5
d4
y4
i3

Vowel distribution

  • 2 with no vowels
  • 18 with 1 unique vowel
  • 6 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -le · 4 words
  • -ld · 4 words
  • -lp · 3 words
  • -ly · 2 words
  • -la · 2 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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