5-Letter Words Matching _ U I L _

11 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ U I L _, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words11 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

guild
guile
built
quill
build
quilt
guilt

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (4)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

guily
huila
huile
quila

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 11 matches.

Most common letters

u11
i11
l11
g4
t3
q3
b2
d2
e2
h2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 0 with 1 unique vowel
  • 7 with 2 unique vowels
  • 4 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -lt · 3 words
  • -ld · 2 words
  • -le · 2 words
  • -la · 2 words
  • -ly · 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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