5-Letter Words Matching _ P _ L _

22 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ P _ L _, 7 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

7 common words22 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

spill
aptly
spell
spilt
apple
spelt
apply

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (15)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

apili
epulo
opals
opelt
opelu
spald
spale
spall
spalt
spelk
spile
spole
upali
upfly
upolu

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 22 matches.

Most common letters

p22
l22
s12
a10
e10
o6
i5
t5
u5
y3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 11 with 1 unique vowel
  • 8 with 2 unique vowels
  • 3 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -le · 4 words
  • -lt · 4 words
  • -ly · 3 words
  • -ll · 3 words
  • -li · 2 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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