5-Letter Words Matching _ H _ _ L
50 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ H _ _ L, 8 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.
8 common words50 valid words
Common Words (8)
Words most likely to be the answer.
chill
shall
shawl
shoal
shell
wheel
ghoul
whirl
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (42)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
ahull
ahwal
chawl
chiel
chirl
choel
choil
churl
dhoul
dhyal
ghyll
jheel
jhool
phail
pheal
phial
phill
phyll
sharl
shaul
sheal
sheel
sheol
sherl
shiel
shill
shirl
shool
shorl
shull
theol
thill
thiol
thirl
thurl
whall
wharl
wheal
whewl
whill
wholl
whorl
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 50 matches.
Most common letters
h50
l50
a16
s16
i15
e14
o13
w12
r11
u7
Vowel distribution
- 2 with no vowels
- 31 with 1 unique vowel
- 17 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ll · 13 words
- -rl · 11 words
- -al · 7 words
- -el · 6 words
- -ol · 5 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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