5-Letter Words Matching _ L A I _
20 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L A I _, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.
7 common words20 valid words
Common Words (7)
Words most likely to be the answer.
flair
claim
plaid
slain
plain
flail
plait
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
alain
alair
blain
blair
claik
clair
elaic
elain
elais
flain
glaik
glair
slait
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 20 matches.
Most common letters
a20
l20
i20
n6
r5
c4
e3
s3
f3
p3
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 0 with 1 unique vowel
- 17 with 2 unique vowels
- 3 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -in · 6 words
- -ir · 5 words
- -ik · 2 words
- -it · 2 words
- -im · 1 words
Strategy
7 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.
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_ H A I __ M A I __ P A I __ R A I __ T A I __ W A I __ _ A I L_ L B I __ L D I __ L E I __ L F I __ L G I __ L L I __ L O I __ L R I __ L S I __ L U I __ L V I _A L _ I __ L _ I A_ L A B __ L A C __ L A D __ L A E __ L A G __ L A K __ L A M __ L A N __ L A P __ L A R __ L A S __ L A T __ L A U __ L A V __ L A W __ L A Y __ L A Z __ L A _ IL in position 2A in position 3I in position 4