5-Letter Words Matching F _ _ _ L

30 valid 5-letter words match the pattern F _ _ _ L, 9 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

9 common words30 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

focal
final
fecal
fatal
fetal
frill
frail
flail
feral

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (21)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

fadil
faial
fanal
fatil
favel
fayal
feigl
fidel
fogel
foirl
forel
foyil
friml
frowl
fugal
fural
furil
furyl
fusel
fusil
fuzil

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 30 matches.

Most common letters

f30
l30
a16
i15
r10
e9
u7
o6
t3
y3

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -al · 11 words
  • -il · 8 words
  • -el · 5 words
  • -gl · 1 words
  • -rl · 1 words

Strategy

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

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