5-Letter Words Matching _ M _ L _

30 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ M _ L _, 8 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

8 common words30 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

smelt
ample
smile
amply
imply
amble
smell
small

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (22)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

amala
amalg
amelu
amole
amula
amylo
amyls
embla
emile
emili
emily
emule
emuls
emyle
imola
kmole
smalm
smalt
smils
smily
smolt
umble

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 30 matches.

Most common letters

m30
l30
e16
a15
s11
i8
y7
u5
o5
b3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -le · 9 words
  • -la · 4 words
  • -ly · 4 words
  • -ls · 3 words
  • -lt · 3 words

Strategy

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

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