Five-letter words with L as the fourth letter (___L_)

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165 of the 869 matches are possible answers.

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Still undecided: 1st letter: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y·2nd letter: A, C, D, E, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y·3rd letter: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y·5th letter: A, D, E, F, I, K, L, M, O, P, T, Y

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153 more possible answers are in the full list below.

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ADULT used AGILE used AISLE used AMBLE used AMPLE used AMPLY used ANGLE used ANKLE used APPLE used APPLY used APTLY used ATOLL used BADLY used BELLE used BELLY used BIBLE possible BILLY possible BOULE possible BUGLE used BUILD used BUILT used BULLY used BURLY used CABLE used CAULK used CELLO used CHALK used CHILD used CHILI used CHILL used COULD used COYLY used CURLY used CYCLE used DAILY possible DALLY used DEALT possible DILLY possible DIMLY possible DOLLY used DRILL used DROLL used DRYLY possible DULLY possible DWELL used DWELT used EAGLE used EARLY used EXALT used EXILE used EXULT used FABLE used FAULT used FELLA possible FIELD used FILLY used FOLLY used FRILL used FULLY used GAILY possible GAYLY possible GIRLY possible GODLY possible GOLLY possible GRILL used GUILD used GUILE used GUILT possible GULLY used HELLO used HILLY used HOLLY used HOTLY possible ICILY possible IDYLL possible IMPLY possible JELLY used JOLLY used KNELL used KNELT used KNOLL used KOALA used KRILL used LADLE used LOWLY used MADLY used MANLY used MAPLE used MEALY used MOULT used NEWLY used NOBLE used NOBLY used ODDLY used PSALM used QUALM used QUELL used QUILL used QUILT used RALLY possible REALM used REPLY used RIFLE possible SADLY possible SALLY used SCALD used SCALE used SCALP possible SCALY possible SCOLD used SHALE possible SHALL used SHALT possible SHELF used SHELL used SHILL used SHYLY used SILLY used SKILL used SKULK possible SKULL used SLYLY possible SMALL used SMELL used SMELT used SMILE used SPELL used SPELT used SPILL used SPILT possible STALE used STALK possible STALL used STILL used STILT used STOLE used STYLE used SULLY used SURLY used SWELL used SWILL used TABLE used TALLY used TITLE used TROLL used TRULY used TULLE possible UNCLE used UTILE possible UVULA used VAULT used VILLA used VIOLA used VOILA used WHALE used WHELP used WHILE used WHOLE used WIELD used WILLY possible WOOLY possible WORLD used WOULD used WRYLY possible YIELD used ANGLO guess BALLS guess BELLO guess BELLS guess BILLS guess BOILS guess BOWLS guess BRILL guess BULLS guess CALLS guess CELLS guess CHILE guess COILS guess COOLS guess CURLS guess DEALS guess DELLA guess DIALS guess DOLLS guess EVILS guess FAILS guess FALLS guess FEELS guess FILLS guess FOOLS guess FOULS guess FUELS guess GABLE guess GILLS guess GIRLS guess GOALS guess GULLS guess HAILS guess HALLS guess HEALS guess

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Pattern guide

What fits ___L_?

869 words match this pattern in the Wordle guess list. 165 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

58% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

LS 262/869 words (30%) LL 221/869 words (25%) LE 170/869 words (20%) LY 156/869 words (18%) IL 151/869 words (17%)

Vowels

No vowels: 1% · one: 41% · two: 49% · three or more: 9%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match ___L_?
869 five-letter words match ___L_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 165 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.