5-Letter Words Matching _ L A _ E

43 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L A _ E, 15 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

15 common words43 valid words

Common Words (15)

Words most likely to be the answer.

place
slate
plane
plate
glare
blaze
glade
elate
blare
flame
flake
flare
blade
glaze
blame

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (28)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

alage
alake
alane
alate
blake
blane
blase
blate
clade
clake
clame
clape
clare
clase
clave
claye
elane
flane
glace
glave
plage
slade
slake
slane
slape
slare
slave
ulane

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 43 matches.

Most common letters

a43
l43
e43
c10
s9
b8
g7
n7
p6
k5

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ne · 7 words
  • -ke · 5 words
  • -te · 5 words
  • -re · 5 words
  • -de · 4 words

Strategy

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

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