5-Letter Words Matching _ L O _ T

20 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L O _ T, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words20 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

aloft
float
gloat
flout
bloat
clout

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

alost
alout
blout
cloit
cloot
floit
floyt
glost
glout
ploat
plott
plout
sloat
sloot

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 20 matches.

Most common letters

l20
o20
t20
a8
u6
f5
s4
c3
g3
p3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 5 with 1 unique vowel
  • 14 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ut · 6 words
  • -at · 5 words
  • -st · 2 words
  • -it · 2 words
  • -ot · 2 words

Strategy

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

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