Five-letter words matching _E__L
Shortlist
What the remaining words have in common
73 matching words5 not previously used18 past answers
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23 possible answers fit.
Among those candidates, PEARL produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.
Still undecided: 1st letter: B, D, F, J, L, M, P, R·3rd letter: A, B, C, D, G, N, P, R, T, V, W, Z·4th letter: A, E, I, R
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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Pattern guide
What fits _E__L?
All 73 matching words are shown above. 23 are possible answers.
More about these matches
Words with five different letters
59% of the matches have no repeated letters.
Common letter pairs
Vowels
No vowels: 0% · one: 7% · two: 92% · three or more: 1%
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _E__L?
- 73 five-letter words match _E__L in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 23 are possible answers.