5-Letter Words Matching _ L _ E R

31 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L _ E R, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words31 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

elder
ulcer
plier
flier
flyer
bluer
alter
older

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (23)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

alber
alder
alger
aller
alper
alver
blier
clyer
elger
elmer
elver
fleer
fluer
gluer
iller
klber
plyer
sleer
slier
sluer
slyer
uller
ulmer

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 31 matches.

Most common letters

l31
e31
r31
a7
u7
i5
b4
y4
f4
s4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 11 with 1 unique vowel
  • 20 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -er · 31 words

Strategy

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

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