5-Letter Words Matching L _ _ _ E

127 valid 5-letter words match the pattern L _ _ _ E, 15 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

15 common words127 valid words

Common Words (15)

Words most likely to be the answer.

lapse
liege
leave
louse
loose
lance
large
lodge
lunge
lease
lithe
ladle
ledge
lathe
latte

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (113)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

lacee
lache
lacie
ladue
laine
laise
lakie
lakke
lakme
lamee
lampe
lanae
lande
lange
lanie
lanse
laree
larue
larve
lasse
latke
laude
laure
layne
leake
lecce
leche
leede
leeke
leese
legge
lenee
lense
leone
lepre
lerne
leste
lethe
lette
leuce
levee
lewie
lewse
lexie
leyte
liane
libre
lidie
lieue
lieve
ligge
ligne
lihue
lille
linge
linie
linje
linne
lippe
lipse
lishe
lisle
litae
litre
livre
loave
loche
locke
lodie
loewe
logie
logue
lohse
loire
loise
lonee
longe
lonie
lonne
looie
loope
loree
lorie
lorne
losse
lotte
lotze
louie
loupe
lovee
lovie
lowse
loyce
loyde
luane
lubke
lucie
lucre
ludie
luise
luite
lulie
lumme
lupee
lurie
lyase
lycee
lydie
lynde
lynne
lyrae
lythe
lytle

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 127 matches.

Most common letters

l127
e127
i45
a38
o33
n27
u23
s20
r17
t14

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 22 with 1 unique vowel
  • 72 with 2 unique vowels
  • 33 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ie · 19 words
  • -se · 17 words
  • -ne · 11 words
  • -ee · 10 words
  • -ge · 10 words

Strategy

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

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