5-Letter Words Matching _ L _ E _

120 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L _ E _, 19 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

19 common words120 valid words

Common Words (19)

Words most likely to be the answer.

bleed
elder
ulcer
alien
fleet
sleep
sleet
plier
flier
flyer
bluer
alley
clued
plied
alter
olden
older
bleep
sleek

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (101)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

albee
alben
alber
alces
aldea
alded
alden
alder
aleen
alfeo
alfet
alger
alhet
alief
aliet
alkes
allen
aller
allez
almeh
almes
aloed
aloes
alpen
alper
alsea
alsen
alsey
alten
altes
alver
alves
blaeu
blaew
blier
bloem
blued
blues
bluet
bluey
claes
cleek
cloes
clues
clyer
elden
eleen
elger
ellen
elmer
elses
elset
elsey
elver
elves
elvet
elwee
fleer
flees
flied
flies
floes
floey
flued
fluer
flues
fluey
gleed
gleek
gleen
glees
gleet
gloea
glued
gluer
glues
gluey
iller
ilmen
klber
klieg
mlles
ollen
olnee
olnek
olney
olpes
olsen
olwen
plies
plyer
plzen
sleer
slier
sloes
slued
sluer
slues
slyer
uller
ulmer

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 120 matches.

Most common letters

l120
e120
a39
s37
r31
u22
n21
d18
o18
f16

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 35 with 1 unique vowel
  • 77 with 2 unique vowels
  • 8 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -er · 31 words
  • -es · 23 words
  • -en · 18 words
  • -ed · 11 words
  • -et · 9 words

Strategy

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

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