5-Letter Words Matching L E A _ _

24 valid 5-letter words match the pattern L E A _ _, 10 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

10 common words24 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

leave
leaky
leafy
learn
least
leash
lease
leant
leapt
leach

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

leads
leady
leafs
leahy
leake
leaks
leann
leans
leany
leaps
lears
leary
leath
leavy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 24 matches.

Most common letters

l24
e24
a24
s9
y7
n5
h4
t4
k3
r3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 0 with 1 unique vowel
  • 24 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ch · 1 words
  • -ds · 1 words
  • -dy · 1 words
  • -fs · 1 words
  • -fy · 1 words

Strategy

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

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