5-Letter Words Matching _ L _ U _

51 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L _ U _, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words51 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

album
flout
aloud
flour
clout
cloud

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (45)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

albur
albus
alcus
aldus
aleus
aleut
alfur
algum
alius
almud
almug
alnus
alout
altun
altus
alvus
blout
claud
claus
claut
cleuk
clour
eleut
fleur
glaum
glaur
glaux
glout
ileum
ileus
ilium
illus
klaus
kljuc
oleum
plaud
plouk
plout
slaum
slour
ulcus
ullur
ulmus
ulous
ultun

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 51 matches.

Most common letters

l51
u51
a27
s17
o14
t12
m10
c10
r8
e8

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 5 with 1 unique vowel
  • 38 with 2 unique vowels
  • 8 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -us · 15 words
  • -ut · 9 words
  • -ur · 8 words
  • -um · 7 words
  • -ud · 5 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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