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Five-letter words matching FA_N_

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FAINT FANNY FAUNA

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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: FAINT (September 3, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter AALII
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.59 bits

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AALII does not fit this page's clues. FAENA 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.

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 FA_N_?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter E, I, N, U, W, Y
  • 5th letter A, E, S, T, Y
Meanings and answer history

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FAINT

Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness

“I felt faint after my fifth gin and tonic.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: September 3, 2024.

FANNY

The female genitalia.

“Her dress was so short you could nearly see her fanny.”

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.

FAUNA

Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, biological group, etc.

“the flora and fauna”

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.

FAENA

A series of passes performed by a matador with a muleta or a sword before the kill.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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FAINE

Obsolete spelling of fane.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

FAINS

third-person singular simple present indicative of fain

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FAUNS

plural of faun

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FAWNS

plural of fawn

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FAWNY

Somewhat fawn in colour.

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.

FAYNE

Obsolete form of feign.

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 FA_N_?
10 five-letter words match FA_N_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, FAINE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.22 bits against the possible answers.
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