5-Letter Words Matching _ L _ _ G

25 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L _ _ G, 9 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

9 common words25 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

fling
slung
cling
clung
slang
along
sling
flung
clang

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (16)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

alang
almug
blagg
clong
dlupg
elong
flagg
flang
flong
glogg
kleig
klieg
kling
klong
plang
sluig

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 25 matches.

Most common letters

l25
g25
n17
a9
i7
u6
o6
f5
c4
k4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 19 with 1 unique vowel
  • 6 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ng · 17 words
  • -gg · 3 words
  • -ig · 2 words
  • -ug · 1 words
  • -pg · 1 words

Strategy

9 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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