5-Letter Words Matching _ L A _ _

251 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L A _ _, 49 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

49 common words251 valid words

Common Words (49)

Words most likely to be the answer.

black
flair
plant
glass
flack
bland
class
claim
blast
slack
place
llama
slate
clasp
blank
plane
slang
plate
glare
flank
blaze
plaid
alarm
slash
glade
elate
flash
blare
clash
plank
slain
plain
slant
clack
flame
clamp
flake
plaza
flail
gland
flare
clank
flask
blade
glaze
flaky
clang
plait
blame

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (202)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

alack
alada
alage
alain
alair
alake
alaki
alala
alamo
alana
aland
alane
alang
alani
alano
alans
alant
alapa
alard
alary
alate
alawi
blabs
blady
blaeu
blaew
blaff
blagg
blahs
blain
blair
blake
blams
blanc
blane
blart
blase
blash
blate
blats
blatt
blatz
blawn
blaws
blayk
blazy
clabo
clach
clade
clads
claes
clags
claik
clair
clake
clamb
clame
clams
clans
clape
clapp
claps
clapt
clara
clare
clari
clark
claro
clart
clary
clase
clast
claud
claus
claut
clava
clave
clavi
clavy
clawk
claws
claye
clays
elaic
elain
elais
elamp
elana
eland
elane
elans
elaps
elara
elata
elath
elayl
flabs
flacc
flaff
flagg
flags
flain
flamb
flams
flamy
flane
flang
flann
flans
flaps
flary
flats
flavo
flawn
flaws
flawy
flaxy
flays
glaab
glace
glack
gladi
glads
glady
glaga
glaik
glair
glaky
glali
glans
glary
glaum
glaur
glaux
glave
glazy
ilama
ilana
klans
klapp
klara
klatt
klaus
llano
mlaga
oland
olavo
plack
plaga
plage
plana
plang
plano
plans
plash
plasm
plass
plast
plata
plath
plato
plats
platt
platy
plaud
playa
plays
slabs
slaby
slade
slags
slait
slake
slaky
slamp
slams
slane
slank
slape
slapp
slaps
slare
slart
slask
slath
slats
slaty
slaum
slave
slavi
slavs
slaws
slays
tlaco
ulama
ulana
ulane
ulani
ulans
vlach
vlada
vladi

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 251 matches.

Most common letters

a251
l251
s81
c58
e58
n53
p44
b39
g37
t35

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 141 with 1 unique vowel
  • 104 with 2 unique vowels
  • 6 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ns · 8 words
  • -ck · 7 words
  • -ne · 7 words
  • -in · 6 words
  • -ir · 5 words

Strategy

49 answers (of 251 valid guesses) match _ L A _ _. Use a high-information guess that tests common letters in the empty positions, even if it's not in the candidate list.

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