5-Letter Words Matching _ L _ D E

11 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L _ D E, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words11 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

slide
elude
glide
elide
glade
blade

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (5)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

clade
clide
clyde
glede
slade

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 11 matches.

Most common letters

l11
d11
e11
a4
i4
c3
g3
s2
b1
y1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -de · 11 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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