Five-letter words matching _L__L
FLAIL is the only possible answer that fits.
The other 9 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.
Refine this pattern
You know the green letters. Add the gray and yellow letters from your guesses to get a live next-word suggestion and the answers still in play.
Possible answers
Pattern guide
What fits _L__L?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, F, G, I, O
- 3rd letter A, D, E, G, I, K, L
- 4th letter A, E, I, O, Y
Meanings and answer history
Definitions do not affect whether Wordle accepts a word. Report a correction.
FLAIL
A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 8, 2023.
ALDOL
Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta-position
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ALGAL
Pertaining to, or like, algae.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ALKYL
Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁ derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. In other words, an alkane minus one hydrogen atom.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ALLEL
Archaic form of allele.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ALLYL
The univalent radical, CH₂=CH-CH₂-, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GLIAL
Of or pertaining to glia.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ILEAL
Of or pertaining to the ileum.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ILIAL
Archaic form of iliac (“Pertaining to the ilium”).
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OLEYL
The radical of oleic acid, derived from the non-drying oils.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _L__L?
- 10 five-letter words match _L__L in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ILEAL has the highest feedback entropy at 4.67 bits against the possible answers.