5-Letter Words Matching _ L _ N G

17 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L _ N G, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

9 common words17 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

fling
slung
cling
clung
slang
along
sling
flung
clang

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (8)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

alang
clong
elong
flang
flong
kling
klong
plang

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 17 matches.

Most common letters

l17
n17
g17
a6
o5
c4
i4
f4
u3
s3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ng · 17 words

Strategy

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

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