5-Letter Words Matching _ E _ E L

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

8 common words40 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

betel
level
rebel
bevel
jewel
revel
bezel
repel

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (32)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bebel
bedel
bejel
debel
depel
devel
gemel
hebel
hegel
hewel
jebel
kerel
kevel
lemel
memel
merel
mesel
metel
nebel
nevel
newel
oesel
refel
regel
reuel
semel
sewel
tetel
tewel
tezel
verel
wedel

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 40 matches.

Most common letters

e40
l40
b11
r9
v7
m7
w6
d5
t5
s4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 38 with 1 unique vowel
  • 2 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -el · 40 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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