5-Letter Words Matching D _ L _ _

86 valid 5-letter words match the pattern D _ L _ _, 7 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

7 common words86 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

delta
delve
dally
dolly
delay
dilly
dully

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (79)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

dalai
dalan
dalar
dalat
dalbo
dalea
dalen
daler
dales
daley
dalia
dalis
dalle
dalli
dalny
dalpe
delaw
delco
deled
deles
delfs
delft
delhi
delia
delim
delis
delit
della
delle
dells
delly
delma
delni
deloo
delos
delph
delqa
delua
deluc
dhlos
dilan
dildo
diley
dilis
dilks
dille
dilli
dills
dilog
dilos
dolan
dolby
dolce
dolci
doled
doles
doley
dolia
dolin
dolli
dolls
dolma
dolon
dolor
dolos
dolph
dolts
dolus
dulac
dulat
dulce
dulci
dulcy
duler
dulia
dulla
dulls
dulse
dylan

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 86 matches.

Most common letters

d86
l86
e42
a34
i27
o27
s19
u14
y13
n9

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ly · 5 words
  • -an · 4 words
  • -ia · 4 words
  • -ls · 4 words
  • -os · 4 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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