- 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 matching A_OO_
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: ALOOS
Position 2L 29%B 14%D 14%F 14%
Position 5N 29%D 14%F 14%P 14%
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 7 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: AFOOT (March 28, 2026); ALOOF (January 26, 2024).
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 A_OO_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter B, D, F, G, L, P
- 5th letter D, F, N, P, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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AFOOT
On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 28, 2026.
ALOOF
At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 26, 2024.
ABOON
Above.
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.
ADOON
A townland north of Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 1002).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
AGOOD
In earnest; heartily; in good earnest.
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.
ALOOS
plural of aloo
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.
APOOP
On the poop; astern.
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 A_OO_?
- 7 five-letter words match A_OO_ 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, ALOOS has the highest feedback entropy at 4.53 bits against the possible answers.