- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with A and ending in W (A___W)
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used4 past answersBest matching test word: ASKEW
Position 2D 25%B 13%F 13%G 13%
Position 3L 50%R 25%K 13%V 13%
Position 4O 63%E 25%A 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; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: AGLOW (May 8, 2023); ALLOW (March 19, 2022); ARROW (April 11, 2025); ASKEW (April 25, 2022).
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___W?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter B, D, F, G, L, R, S
- 3rd letter K, L, R, V
- 4th letter A, E, O
Meanings and answer history
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AGLOW
glowing; radiant
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 8, 2023.
ALLOW
To let one have as a suitable share of something.
“to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest”
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 19, 2022.
ARROW
A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 11, 2025.
ASKEW
Turned or twisted to one side.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 25, 2022.
ABLOW
Blossoming, blooming, in blossom.
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.
ADRAW
To draw out; to draw (a sword).
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.
ADVEW
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
AFLOW
flowing
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___W?
- 8 five-letter words match A___W in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ASKEW has the highest feedback entropy at 4.29 bits against the possible answers.