Five-letter words matching _A_L_

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21 possible answers fit.

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

Still undecided: 1st letter: B, C, D, E, F, G, L, M, R, S, T, V·3rd letter: B, D, G, I, L, N, P, R, U, Y·5th letter: E, K, T, Y

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Possible answers

9 more possible answers are in the full list below.

BADLY used CABLE used CAULK used DAILY possible DALLY used EAGLE used EARLY used FABLE used FAULT used GAILY possible GAYLY possible LADLE used MADLY used MANLY used MAPLE used RALLY possible SADLY possible SALLY used TABLE used TALLY used VAULT used BALLS guess CALLS guess FAILS guess FALLS guess GABLE guess HAILS guess HALLS guess JAILS guess MAILS guess MALLS guess NAILS guess PAOLO guess RAILS guess SAILS guess SALLE guess TAILS guess WALLS guess WALLY guess BAALS guess BAELS guess BAILE guess BAILS guess BALLO guess BALLY guess BAULK guess BAWLS guess BAYLE guess CALLA guess CALLE guess CAPLE guess CARLE guess CARLS guess CAULD guess CAULS guess DAALS guess DADLA guess DAHLS guess DALLE guess DARLS guess DAULT guess EAGLY guess EARLS guess EASLE guess FARLE guess FARLS guess FATLY guess FAULD guess GALLS guess GALLY guess GAOLS guess GAULT guess HABLE guess HAILY guess HALLO guess HAOLE guess HAPLY guess HARLS guess HAULD guess HAULM guess HAULS guess HAULT guess HAYLE guess HAZLE guess JARLS guess KAILS guess KAYLE guess LALLS guess LAXLY guess MACLE guess MAILE guess MAILL guess MAILO guess MARLE guess MARLS guess MARLY guess MATLO guess MAULA guess MAULS guess MAWLA guess NABLA guess NAILY guess NALLA guess PAALS guess PADLE guess PAGLE guess PAILS guess PALLA guess PALLS guess PALLU guess PALLY guess PAOLI guess PARLE guess PARLY guess PATLY guess PAULS guess PAWLS guess RAILE guess RALLI guess RAULI guess RAWLY guess RAYLE guess RAYLS guess SABLE guess SAOLA guess SAULS guess SAULT guess TAALS guess TABLA guess TABLS guess TAELS guess TALLS guess TAULD guess VAILS guess VALLI guess WAILS guess WALLA guess WANLE guess WANLY guess WAULK guess WAULS guess WAWLS guess YAULD guess YAWLS guess

Pattern guide

What fits _A_L_?

All 144 matching words are shown above. 21 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

65% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

LS 9% AL 6% LE 5% LL 5% LY 5%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 31% · two: 61% · three or more: 8%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _A_L_?
144 five-letter words match _A_L_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 21 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, RAILE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.86 bits against the possible answers.
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