- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with AB and ending in T (AB__T)
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: ABBOT (December 28, 2025); ABOUT (June 27, 2023).
ABHOR does not fit this page's clues. ABORT 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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ABBOT
used
ABORT
possible
ABOUT
used
ABAFT
guess
ABAHT
guess
ABEAT
guess
ABLET
guess
ABNET
guess
ABSIT
guess
Pattern guide
What fits AB__T?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, B, E, L, N, O, S
- 4th letter A, E, F, H, I, O, R, U
Meanings and answer history
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ABBOT
The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
“The newly appointed abbot decided to take a tour of the abbey with the cardinal's emissary.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 28, 2025.
ABORT
An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.
“We've had aborts on three of our last seven launches.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ABOUT
In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.
“The snake was coiled about his ankle.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 27, 2023.
ABAFT
Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.
“The captain stood abaft the wheelhouse.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ABAHT
Pronunciation spelling of about.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ABEAT
Beating.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ABLET
A small fresh-water fish (Alburnus alburnus); the bleak.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ABNET
The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ABSIT
Formal permission to be away from a college for the greater part of the day or more.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match AB__T?
- 9 five-letter words match AB__T in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ABLET has the highest feedback entropy at 5.23 bits against the possible answers.