The answer
What kind of word
Wiktionary lists it as a noun.
The middle letter
The middle letter is O.
How it ends
Ends in L.
How it starts
Begins with A.
Where the vowels sit
The vowels are the first and third letters.
Reveal the answer
ATOLL
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Compare the letters after solving
For ATOLL, the pattern _T__L fixes positions 2 and 5. It matches 11 of 14757 words in our independent five-letter dictionary: ATOLL, ETHAL, ETHYL, OTHYL, STALL, STEAL, STEEL, STEIL ….
No other word in this dictionary differs from this answer at just one position.
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Why these alphabetical bounds work
ATOLL comes after ATOKS: the first different letter is at position 4, where ATOLL has L and ATOKS has K. Earlier positions match.
ATOLL comes before ATOMS: the first different letter is at position 4, where ATOLL has L and ATOMS has M. Earlier positions match.
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Also on July 17, 2025
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