- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
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Five-letter words ending in TEL
Our Wordle guess list has 9 five-letter words that end in TEL.
9 matching words
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This list has 9 Wordle guesses; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. Possible-answer status helps narrow a puzzle, but does not predict which word Wordle will choose.
Past Wordle answers: HOTEL (July 3, 2023); MOTEL (November 1, 2025).
ABAHT does not fit this page's clues. HOTEL keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Where these letters usually land
The TEL suffix fixes these letters in positions 3, 4 and 5; the figures below show whether extra copies appear elsewhere.
- T most often the 3rd letter (100% of these words).
- E most often the 4th letter (100% of these words), also 2nd (22%).
- L most often the 5th letter (100% of these words).
Word notes
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BETEL
Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
HOTEL
An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain.
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Past Wordle answer: July 3, 2023.
MOTEL
A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms whose entrances are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to parked automobiles.
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Past Wordle answer: November 1, 2025.
INTEL
Intelligence (secret information).
“Intel is important in espionage.”
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
PATEL
A village head man.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
ARTEL
A Russian or Soviet craftsmen's collective.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
BOTEL
a floating hotel; a boat that acts as a hotel
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
METEL
Not found among the past answers in this archive.
RATEL
Synonym of honey badger.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
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