5-Letter Words Matching E _ _ _ L

34 valid 5-letter words match the pattern E _ _ _ L, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words34 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

equal
excel
easel
extol
expel
email

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (28)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

eckel
ectal
edsel
egall
eifel
elayl
engel
enlil
enoil
enrol
ental
equel
erbil
ergal
ernul
errol
ervil
eskil
estel
ethal
ethel
ethyl
etzel
euell
eusol
ewall
ewell
exptl

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 34 matches.

Most common letters

e34
l34
a10
t9
i7
n6
r6
s5
o5
u5

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -el · 11 words
  • -il · 6 words
  • -al · 5 words
  • -ll · 4 words
  • -ol · 4 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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