5-Letter Words Matching _ L A N _

45 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L A N _, 11 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

11 common words45 valid words

Common Words (11)

Words most likely to be the answer.

plant
bland
blank
plane
slang
flank
plank
slant
gland
clank
clang

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (34)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

alana
aland
alane
alang
alani
alano
alans
alant
blanc
blane
clans
elana
eland
elane
elans
flane
flang
flann
flans
glans
ilana
klans
llano
oland
plana
plang
plano
plans
slane
slank
ulana
ulane
ulani
ulans

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 45 matches.

Most common letters

a45
l45
n45
s12
e10
g7
p7
k6
d5
f5

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 26 with 1 unique vowel
  • 17 with 2 unique vowels
  • 2 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ns · 8 words
  • -ne · 7 words
  • -na · 5 words
  • -nd · 5 words
  • -ng · 5 words

Strategy

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

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