- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching FO_T_
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This pattern has 9 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: FORTE (July 24, 2024); FORTH (August 13, 2021); FORTY (March 1, 2024).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. FOOTY 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:
FORT_
FORTE, FORTH, FORTY differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; AAHED tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 3 possible answers.
FORTE
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FORTH
used
FORTY
used
FONTS
guess
FOOTY
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FORTS
guess
FOOTS
guess
FOUTH
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FOWTH
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Pattern guide
What fits FO_T_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter N, O, R, U, W
- 5th letter E, H, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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FORTE
A strength or talent; a strong point.
“He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.”
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Past Wordle answer: July 24, 2024.
FORTH
Misspelling of fourth.
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Past Wordle answer: August 13, 2021.
FORTY
The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40.
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 1, 2024.
FONTS
plural of font
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.
FOOTY
Football (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FORTS
plural of fort
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FOOTS
third-person singular simple present indicative of foot
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.
FOUTH
Abundance; plenty.
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.
FOWTH
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match FO_T_?
- 9 five-letter words match FO_T_ 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, FORTE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.23 bits against the possible answers.