5-Letter Words Matching _ H _ L E

14 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ H _ L E, 4 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

4 common words14 valid words

Common Words (4)

Words most likely to be the answer.

while
whale
shale
whole

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (10)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

chile
chyle
dhole
ghole
phile
phyle
shole
thole
thule
whsle

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 14 matches.

Most common letters

h14
l14
e14
o5
w4
i3
s3
c2
y2
p2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -le · 14 words

Strategy

4 answers match _ H _ L E. With 3 green letters locked in, you're almost certainly one guess away.

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