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Five letter words that contain l, e (75)

Found 75 five letter words that contain l, e. Search pattern: ?l?e?. Use ? for unknown letters and * for wildcards.

Scrabble Scores — Average: 7 pts

Highest: ylkes 12, cleek 11, fluey 11, flyer 11, almeh 10

Lowest: slues 5, sloes 5, slier 5, sleet 5, sleer 5

About This Pattern

The search pattern ?l?e? looks for 5-letter words with an unknown letter in the first position, the letter L in the second position, an unknown letter in the third position, the letter E in the fourth position, an unknown letter in the fifth position. You already know 2 out of 5 letters — only 3 remain to discover.

Where This Helps

  • Crossword puzzles — you have a 5-letter clue with some known letters and need to fill in the blanks.
  • Wordle — narrow down today's answer by checking which 5-letter words fit your known and unknown positions.
  • Scrabble & Words With Friends — find valid words that match your available tiles and board constraints.
  • Word games — anagram solvers, hangman helpers, and vocabulary builders all benefit from pattern-based word search.

FAQ

How many words match the pattern ?l?e??

There are 75 English words matching this pattern.

Which word length is most common for this pattern?

5-letter words are the most common, with 75 matches out of 75 total.

What are some example words matching ?l?e??

Some matching words include: albee, aldea, alder, alien, allee.

How does the pattern ?l?e? work?

Each ? stands for exactly one unknown letter, while * matches zero or more letters. Known letters must appear in their exact positions.

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