- Average remaining
- 1.2
- Worst branch
- 2
- Information
- 3.12 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the candidates cleanly.
Five-letter words with I, L and N in the middle
Our Wordle guess list has 26 five-letter words with I, L and N inside the middle three positions. Use this list when other clues place these letters somewhere in those positions.
26 matching words
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- BLINK past answer possible answer
- CLING past answer possible answer
- CLINK past answer possible answer
- FLING past answer possible answer
- FLINT past answer possible answer
- GLINT past answer possible answer
- SLING past answer possible answer
- SLINK possible answer
- UNLIT past answer possible answer
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This list has 26 Wordle guesses; 10 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 10 answers. Possible-answer status helps narrow a puzzle, but does not predict which word Wordle will choose.
Past Wordle answers: BLINK (June 30, 2025); CLING (August 10, 2022); CLINK (January 22, 2026); FLING (October 25, 2021); FLINT (January 16, 2025); GLINT (December 23, 2025); SLING (July 7, 2026); UNLIT (February 4, 2023).
GUCKS does not fit this page's clues. BLING keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.4 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
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BLINK, CLINK, SLINK differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; GUCKS tests the family more efficiently.
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Where these letters usually land
You know these letters are in the word (yellow tiles) but not where. Across the 26 matching words, here's where each one tends to sit, which can help place your next guess.
- I most often the 3rd letter (81% of these words), also 4th (12%), 2nd (8%), 5th (4%).
- L most often the 2nd letter (73% of these words), also 3rd (15%), 4th (12%).
- N most often the 4th letter (77% of these words), also 2nd (19%), 3rd (4%).
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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.