- 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_TI_
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: ARTIS
Position 2N 29%R 29%C 14%S 14%
Position 5C 43%S 29%N 14%R 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: ANTIC (January 3, 2023); ATTIC (February 23, 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 A_TI_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter C, N, R, S, T
- 5th letter C, N, R, S
Meanings and answer history
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ANTIC
Playful, funny, absurd.
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 3, 2023.
ATTIC
The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
“We went up to the attic to look for the boxes containing our childhood keepsakes.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 23, 2026.
ACTIN
A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).
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.
ANTIS
plural of anti
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.
ARTIC
Abbreviation of articulated lorry; A semi-trailer truck.
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.
ARTIS
plural of arti
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.
ASTIR
In motion; characterized by motion.
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_TI_?
- 7 five-letter words match A_TI_ 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, ARTIS has the highest feedback entropy at 5.37 bits against the possible answers.