5-Letter Words Matching B _ _ _ L

52 valid 5-letter words match the pattern B _ _ _ L, 10 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

10 common words52 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

banal
bowel
betel
broil
bevel
bagel
basil
brawl
bezel
basal

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (42)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

babel
babol
babul
baerl
baiel
bakal
basel
basyl
batel
bayal
bazil
beall
bebel
bedel
bejel
bemol
benil
beryl
bevil
bezil
bicol
bikol
binal
bizel
bobol
bocal
bohol
boral
borel
boryl
botel
boucl
bozal
bphil
brail
brill
broll
brool
bubal
buell
burel
butyl

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 52 matches.

Most common letters

b52
l52
e24
a23
o17
i14
r12
u6
y5
z5

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 21 with 1 unique vowel
  • 30 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -el · 16 words
  • -al · 9 words
  • -il · 8 words
  • -ol · 7 words
  • -yl · 4 words

Strategy

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

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