- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with A and ending in W (A___W)
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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).
AEGER does not fit this page's clues. AGLOW keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues 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.