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This list has 29 Wordle guesses; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. Possible-answer status helps narrow a puzzle, but does not predict which word Wordle will choose.

Past Wordle answers: CARGO (April 20, 2022); CIGAR (February 2, 2026); CLANG (May 29, 2026); GRACE (December 24, 2023); MAGIC (February 16, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter CAGEY
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.58 bits

It fits this list and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode CAGEY keeps every stated clue.

It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also know where a yellow letter cannot go, check that extra detail 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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Every match is in our Wordle guess list. “Possible answer” marks words on the answer list used by this site's solver, while “Past answer” marks words already used. For more filters, continue this search in Word Finder.