- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with AL and ending in N (AL__N)
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: ALIEN
Position 3L 38%I 25%G 13%K 13%
Position 4I 50%E 25%A 13%G 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: ALIEN (August 6, 2022); ALIGN (June 10, 2026).
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 AL__N?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter G, I, K, L, O
- 4th letter A, E, G, I
Meanings and answer history
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ALIEN
A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 6, 2022.
ALIGN
To form a line; to fall into line.
“The pedestrians aligned in such a way that from above they made a pyramidal pattern.”
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 10, 2026.
ALLAN
A male given name from the Celtic languages, a less common spelling of Alan.
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.
ALLEN
An English and Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Alan.
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.
ALGIN
Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners.
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.
ALKIN
Of all or every kind; all kinds or sorts of; intermingled and various.
“alkin crafty men”
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.
ALLIN
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ALOIN
A glycoside derivative of anthracene, found in aloe, that is used as a laxative.
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 AL__N?
- 8 five-letter words match AL__N in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ALIEN has the highest feedback entropy at 5.61 bits against the possible answers.