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Five-letter words starting with A and ending in TER (A_TER)

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Showing 6 matching words

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What the remaining words have in common

6 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersTight family: A_TER (3)

Position 2F 17%L 17%P 17%R 17%

Possible answers

AFTER ALTER ASTER

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

AFTER used ALTER used ASTER used APTER guess ARTER guess ATTER guess

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish `A_TER`?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with A_TER as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Two-turn example: ABLES

In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

See how the feedback separates the answers

Green, Gray, Gray, Green, Gray AFTER — play this answer next
Green, Gray, Gray, Green, Yellow ASTER — play this answer next
Green, Gray, Yellow, Green, Gray ALTER — play this answer next

Adapt this example to your board below. Extra clues and Hard Mode can change the best play.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Previously used by Wordle: AFTER (February 7, 2024); ALTER (January 20, 2023); ASTER (September 11, 2026).

Top-ranked splitter ABLES

Average remaining: 1.0
Worst branch: 1
Information: 1.58 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use AFTER instead.

ABLES does not fit this page's clues. AFTER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: A_TER

AFTER, ALTER, ASTER differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABLES tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits `A_TER`?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

2nd letter F, L, P, R, S, T

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