5-Letter Words Matching _ R O _ L

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

6 common words16 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

growl
troll
droll
broil
prowl
drool

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (10)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

broll
brool
crool
crowl
croyl
droil
droyl
frowl
kroll
proal

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

r16
o16
l16
w4
d4
b3
c3
i2
y2
p2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ll · 4 words
  • -wl · 4 words
  • -ol · 3 words
  • -il · 2 words
  • -yl · 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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