Five-letter words matching P_LI_

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What fits P_LI_?

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  • 2nd letter A, I, O, U
  • 5th letter K, N, O, S
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POLIO

Abbreviation of poliomyelitis.

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PALIS

plural of Pali

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PILIN

Any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus structures in bacteria

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PILIS

plural of pili

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POLIS

The police.

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PULIK

plural of puli

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PULIS

plural of puli

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How many five-letter words match P_LI_?
7 five-letter words match P_LI_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 0 are possible answers.
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Among all matching words, PALIS has the highest feedback entropy at 4.99 bits against the possible answers.
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