5-Letter Words Matching _ L _ _ R

62 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L _ _ R, 13 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

13 common words62 valid words

Common Words (13)

Words most likely to be the answer.

altar
elder
ulcer
flair
floor
plier
flier
flyer
bluer
clear
flour
alter
older

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (49)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

alair
alber
albur
alcor
alder
alfur
algar
alger
algor
aller
alper
alvar
alver
blair
blear
blier
clair
clour
clyer
elgar
elger
elmer
elnar
elver
flear
fleer
fleur
fluer
fluor
flurr
glair
glaur
gleir
glomr
gluer
hlhsr
iller
klber
plyer
sleer
slier
slour
sluer
slyer
uller
ullur
ulmer
ulnar
ultor

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 62 matches.

Most common letters

l62
r62
e38
a26
u19
f12
i11
o10
g10
b7

Vowel distribution

  • 1 with no vowels
  • 18 with 1 unique vowel
  • 43 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -er · 31 words
  • -ar · 9 words
  • -ur · 8 words
  • -ir · 6 words
  • -or · 5 words

Strategy

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

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