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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