5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess C tier opener

ABATE

Yes, ABATE was the Wordle answer on July 7, 2021 (Wordle #18).

As an opener, it rules out about 92.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪt//əˈbeət/

Verb

To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.

Verb

To reduce (something) in amount or size.

Noun

Abatement; reduction; (countable) an instance of this.

Noun

Deduction; subtraction; (countable) an instance of this.

Alternative forms: abbate

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Wordle status

A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Possible answer

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: July 7, 2021 (#18).

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

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How ABATE performs as a guess

ABATE is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,359 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 81.7% of games, misses completely in 18.3%, and leaves about 171 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #10,387 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.77 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

A___E A in the 1st position and E in the 5th position A__T_ A in the 1st position and T in the 4th position _B__E B in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

SOILY SILER SIREN HOIST CAROL SNARL
Words starting with A Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.63 Entropy (bits)
171 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
92.8% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ABATE performed in the previous complete opener benchmark, against its captured answer snapshot. These research figures are separate from today's solver recommendations. See the data page for the method.

3.77 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#10,387 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ABATE ranks #10,387 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
53
3 guesses
756
4 guesses
1,238
5 guesses
282
6 guesses
21

Composition

4/5 unique
3 vowels
Common:
AET

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
82%
Green tile
36%
All gray
18%

Example solver route

R O A T E
C L A S P
A B A T E

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches ABATE in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

84 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

431
272
188
162
154
112
108
88
64
59
52
48
42
36
36
33
33
32
27
25
23
21
18
18
17
16
15
14
13
13

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ABATE:

18% chance
Suggested:
SOILY
12% chance
Suggested:
SILER
8% chance
Suggested:
SIREN

Follow-ups for common patterns

Ranked follow-up guesses for the 10 most common feedback patterns.

18.3% →
SOILY 5.70 bits
11.5% →
SILER 5.11 bits
8.0% →
SIREN 4.58 bits
6.9% →
HOIST 5.37 bits
6.5% →
CAROL 5.15 bits
4.7% →
SNARL 4.26 bits
4.6% →
SETER 4.73 bits
3.7% →
REGAL 4.46 bits
2.7% →
SOILY 4.65 bits
2.5% →
TAINT 4.21 bits

Letter-value totals

Base letter-value totals for ABATE; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.

Scrabble

A1B3A1T1E1
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.