5-Letter Words Matching G _ _ _ L

34 valid 5-letter words match the pattern G _ _ _ 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.

growl
gruel
gavel
grill
ghoul
grail

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (28)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

gabel
gamal
gayal
gayel
gazel
gemel
gemul
genal
ghyll
gibel
gibil
gimel
gisel
gitel
glial
gnarl
godel
gogol
gomel
gonal
goral
graal
gugal
guzel
guzul
gwawl
gymel
gyral

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 34 matches.

Most common letters

g34
l34
a16
e16
i8
r8
o7
m6
u6
y5

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -el · 14 words
  • -al · 9 words
  • -ul · 3 words
  • -ll · 2 words
  • -il · 2 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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