5-Letter Words Matching L _ _ _ L

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

7 common words28 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

lapel
label
libel
level
local
loyal
legal

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (21)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

lamel
lasal
laval
ledol
lemal
lemel
lencl
lepal
lobal
lobel
loeil
loral
lorel
losel
lovel
lrecl
lunel
lural
lyall
lyell
lysol

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 28 matches.

Most common letters

l28
e19
a14
o11
b4
r4
y4
m3
s3
v3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 9 with 1 unique vowel
  • 18 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -el · 11 words
  • -al · 10 words
  • -ol · 2 words
  • -cl · 2 words
  • -ll · 2 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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