5-Letter Words Matching W H _ L _

16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern W H _ L _, 4 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

4 common words16 valid words

Common Words (4)

Words most likely to be the answer.

whelp
while
whale
whole

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (12)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

whall
whalm
whalp
whaly
whelk
whelm
whilk
whill
whils
wholl
whsle
whulk

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

w16
h16
l16
e7
a5
i4
k3
m2
p2
s2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -le · 4 words
  • -ll · 3 words
  • -lk · 3 words
  • -lm · 2 words
  • -lp · 2 words

Strategy

4 answers match W H _ L _. With 3 green letters locked in, you're almost certainly one guess away.

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