5-Letter Words Matching _ R A _ L

15 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ R A _ L, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words15 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

trawl
drawl
crawl
frail
brawl
trail
grail

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (8)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

brail
craal
drail
graal
kraal
krall
kraul
wrawl

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 15 matches.

Most common letters

r15
a15
l15
i5
w5
k3
b2
c2
d2
g2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 9 with 1 unique vowel
  • 6 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -il · 5 words
  • -wl · 5 words
  • -al · 3 words
  • -ll · 1 words
  • -ul · 1 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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