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- Worst branch
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Five-letter words starting with FOL
Our Wordle guess list has 9 five-letter words that start with FOL.
9 matching words
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This list has 9 Wordle guesses; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. Possible-answer status helps narrow a puzzle, but does not predict which word Wordle will choose.
Past Wordle answers: FOLIO (May 22, 2025); FOLLY (July 10, 2023).
AALII does not fit this page's clues. FOLEY 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 FOL prefix fixes these letters in positions 1, 2 and 3; the figures below show whether extra copies appear elsewhere.
- F most often the 1st letter (100% of these words).
- O most often the 2nd letter (100% of these words), also 5th (11%).
- L most often the 3rd letter (100% of these words), also 4th (11%).
Word notes
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FOLIO
A leaf of a book or manuscript.
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Past Wordle answer: May 22, 2025.
FOLLY
Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.
“It would be folly to walk all that way, knowing the shops are probably shut by now.”
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Past Wordle answer: July 10, 2023.
FOLDS
plural of fold
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
FOLEY
The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
FOLKS
The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents
“My folks visit us at Christmas.”
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
FOLIA
plural of folium
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
FOLIC
Of or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
FOLIE
Not found among the past answers in this archive.
FOLKY
Having the character of folk music
“The band opened with a folky little number.”
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
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