Five-letter words matching E_L__

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Position 2A 33%C 17%I 17%N 17%
Position 4E 33%I 33%A 17%D 17%
Position 5D 33%S 33%T 33%
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ECLAT possible EALED guess EALES guess EILDS guess ENLIT guess EOLID guess

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ECLAT

Alternative spelling of éclat.

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EALED

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EALES

plural of eale

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EILDS

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ENLIT

simple past and past participle of enlight

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EOLID

Any nudibranch of the former genus Eolidia

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How many five-letter words match E_L__?
6 five-letter words match E_L__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.