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Five-letter words starting with WEL
Our Wordle guess list has 9 five-letter words that start with WEL.
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.
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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 WEL prefix fixes these letters in positions 1, 2 and 3; the figures below show whether extra copies appear elsewhere.
- W most often the 1st letter (100% of these words).
- E most often the 2nd letter (100% of these words), also 5th (11%).
- L most often the 3rd letter (100% of these words), also 4th (22%).
Word notes
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WELCH
A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
“She's a welch. That watering-can isn't hers: I lent it to her three years ago.”
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WELSH
To cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.
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WELLS
plural of well
“The town's water supply consisted of three wells, but a new one was being dug to meet demand from the new development.”
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WELDS
plural of weld
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WELKE
A surname.
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WELKS
plural of welk
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WELKT
simple past and past participle of welk
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WELLY
Wellington boot.
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WELTS
plural of welt
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