5-Letter Words Matching P _ _ A _

108 valid 5-letter words match the pattern P _ _ A _, 9 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

9 common words108 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

pleat
pagan
penal
pedal
polar
petal
papal
pecan
plead

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (99)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

pacas
pacay
paean
pagas
palar
palas
palau
palay
panak
panax
panay
papas
papaw
parah
param
paran
parao
paras
pasan
pasay
patao
patas
pavan
pawaw
peban
pekan
pelag
perai
perak
perau
pesah
petar
pflag
pheal
phial
pibal
picae
pical
picao
picas
pidan
pikas
pilaf
pilar
pilau
pilaw
piman
pimas
pinal
pinas
pinax
pipal
pisan
pisay
pitas
pitau
pleas
pliam
ploat
pocan
podal
poeas
pohai
pokan
polab
polad
polak
pomak
popal
poral
powan
poway
praam
priam
proal
proas
pshav
pshaw
psoae
psoai
psoas
pubal
pujah
pujas
pulas
pumas
punak
punan
punas
pupae
pupal
pupas
purau
pusan
pygal
pylar
pylas
pyral
pyran

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 108 matches.

Most common letters

p108
a108
l40
s31
i27
n26
o23
e21
r21
u17

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 31 with 1 unique vowel
  • 66 with 2 unique vowels
  • 11 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -as · 21 words
  • -al · 18 words
  • -an · 17 words
  • -ay · 6 words
  • -ar · 5 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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