Five-letter words matching L__E_

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158 matching words2 not previously used18 past answers

Position 2A 27%O 23%I 19%U 14%
Position 3V 10%T 9%M 9%S 8%
Position 5S 33%D 23%R 20%N 8%
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20 possible answers fit.

Among those candidates, LASER produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.

Still undecided: 2nd letter: A, E, I, O, U·3rd letter: B, D, G, K, M, N, P, S, T, V, W, Y·5th letter: L, N, R

Possible answers

8 more possible answers are in the full list below.

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LABEL used LADEN used LAGER used LAPEL used LASER used LATER used LAYER used LEPER possible LEVEL used LEVER used LIBEL used LIKEN used LINEN used LINER used LIVEN used LIVER used LOSER used LOVER used LOWER used LUMEN possible LACED guess LACES guess LACEY guess LAKES guess LANES guess LATEX guess LIKED guess LIKES guess LINED guess LINES guess LITER guess LIVED guess LIVES guess LOBES guess LONER guess LOSES guess LOVED guess LOVES guess LURED guess LACER guess LACET guess LADED guess LADEE guess LADER guess LADES guess LAKED guess LAKER guess LAMED guess LAMER guess LAMES guess LANED guess LAREE guess LARES guess LASED guess LASES guess LATED guess LATEN guess LAVED guess LAVER guess LAVES guess LAWED guess LAWER guess LAXED guess LAXER guess LAXES guess LAYED guess LAZED guess LAZES guess LEBEN guess LEDES guess LEGER guess LEGES guess LEMED guess LEMEL guess LEMES guess LENES guess LERED guess LERES guess LESES guess LEVEE guess LEVES guess LEXES guess LEZES guess LIBER guess LICET guess LIFER guess LIFES guess LIFEY guess LIGER guess LIKER guess LIMED guess LIMEN guess LIMES guess LIMEY guess LINEY guess LIPES guess LISES guess LITED guess LITEM guess LITES guess LOBED guess LODEN guess LODES guess LOGES guess LOKES guess LOKEY guess LOLED guess LOMED guess LOMES guess LOOED guess LOOEY guess LOPED guess LOPER guess LOPES guess LOREL guess LORES guess LOSED guess LOSEL guess LOSEN guess LOTES guess LOUED guess LOVEE guess LOVEY guess LOWED guess LOWEN guess LOWES guess LOXED guess LOXES guess LOZEN guess LUBED guess LUBES guess LUCES guess LUDES guess LUGED guess LUGER guess LUGES guess LUNES guess LUNET guess LURER guess LURES guess LUREX guess LUSER guess LUTEA guess LUTED guess LUTER guess LUTES guess LUXED guess LUXER guess LUXES guess LYCEA guess LYCEE guess LYMES guess LYNES guess LYRES guess LYSED guess LYSES guess LYTED guess LYTES guess

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Pattern guide

What fits L__E_?

All 158 matching words are shown above. 20 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

77% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

ES 52/158 words (33%) LA 42/158 words (27%) LO 37/158 words (23%) ED 37/158 words (23%) ER 33/158 words (21%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 4% · two: 91% · three or more: 5%

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How many five-letter words match L__E_?
158 five-letter words match L__E_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 20 are possible answers.