5-Letter Words Matching A _ _ _ L

88 valid 5-letter words match the pattern A _ _ _ L, 8 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

8 common words88 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

atoll
awful
annul
avail
afoul
angel
axial
anvil

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (80)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

abdal
abdel
abdul
abell
aboil
accel
acool
acryl
adall
addnl
adell
adiel
adorl
aerol
agiel
agnel
agral
ahull
ahwal
aimil
airel
aksel
aldol
algal
algol
alkol
alkyl
allyl
amiel
ampul
amsel
amzel
ancel
andel
angil
annal
anoil
ansel
antal
apfel
apiol
appal
appel
april
aptal
arbil
ardel
areal
areel
argal
argel
argil
argol
ariel
armil
arnel
arsyl
artal
artel
arval
arvel
arvol
asael
ashil
astel
athal
athel
athol
attal
aumil
aural
aurel
auryl
auvil
auxil
avell
avril
aweel
axtel
azral

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 88 matches.

Most common letters

a88
l88
e34
r28
i22
o14
n13
u12
d11
g11

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 20 with 1 unique vowel
  • 54 with 2 unique vowels
  • 14 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -el · 29 words
  • -al · 17 words
  • -il · 15 words
  • -ol · 9 words
  • -ll · 6 words

Strategy

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

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