5-Letter Words Matching _ H E L _

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

3 common words10 valid words

Common Words (3)

Words most likely to be the answer.

whelp
shell
shelf

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (7)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

chela
chelp
ohelo
shela
sheld
whelk
whelm

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 10 matches.

Most common letters

h10
e10
l10
s4
w3
c2
a2
p2
o1
d1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -la · 2 words
  • -lp · 2 words
  • -lo · 1 words
  • -ld · 1 words
  • -lf · 1 words

Strategy

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

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