- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with AB and ending in T (AB__T)
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words1 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: ABLET
Position 3A 22%O 22%B 11%E 11%
Position 4E 22%A 11%F 11%H 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
ABBOT
used
ABORT
possible
ABOUT
used
ABAFT
guess
ABAHT
guess
ABEAT
guess
ABLET
guess
ABNET
guess
ABSIT
guess
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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).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, 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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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.