5-Letter Words Matching V _ _ _ L

20 valid 5-letter words match the pattern V _ _ _ L, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words20 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

viral
vital
vigil
vowel
vocal
vinyl

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

vagal
vakil
valyl
vasal
velal
venal
verel
vexil
vidal
vinal
vipul
vogel
vogul
votal

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 20 matches.

Most common letters

v20
l20
a12
i9
e6
o5
g4
n3
y2
r2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 6 with 1 unique vowel
  • 14 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -al · 10 words
  • -il · 3 words
  • -el · 3 words
  • -yl · 2 words
  • -ul · 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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