5-Letter Words Matching _ L _ _ M

25 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L _ _ M, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words25 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

album
gloom
claim
bloom
alarm
gleam

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (19)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

aldim
algum
bloem
bluhm
cleam
cloam
fleam
flegm
glaum
gloam
ileum
ilium
klehm
klemm
oleum
plasm
pliam
slaum
sloom

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 25 matches.

Most common letters

l25
m25
a14
e9
u8
o7
g6
i5
b4
c3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 9 with 1 unique vowel
  • 14 with 2 unique vowels
  • 2 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -um · 7 words
  • -am · 6 words
  • -om · 3 words
  • -im · 2 words
  • -hm · 2 words

Strategy

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

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