5-Letter Words Matching _ R _ L _

43 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ R _ L _, 9 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

9 common words43 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

troll
droll
wryly
dryly
truly
grill
drill
krill
frill

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (34)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

aralu
arela
argle
arils
arola
arsle
artly
arulo
aryls
brale
brill
broll
brule
cralg
crile
crull
drily
hrolf
krall
krell
kroll
orale
orals
orelu
orola
prela
prill
prole
trela
trelu
trill
trula
trull
urali

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 43 matches.

Most common letters

r43
l43
a19
e13
o12
i11
u10
t8
y6
s4

Vowel distribution

  • 2 with no vowels
  • 21 with 1 unique vowel
  • 16 with 2 unique vowels
  • 4 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ll · 15 words
  • -le · 7 words
  • -la · 6 words
  • -ly · 5 words
  • -lu · 3 words

Strategy

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

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