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Five-letter words matching F_A_Y

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6 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: FLARY

Position 2L 83%O 17%
Position 4M 33%K 17%R 17%W 17%

Possible answers

FLAKY FOAMY

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This pattern has 6 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: FLAKY (January 29, 2026); FOAMY (April 5, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter FLAKY
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
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1.0 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode FLAKY keeps every stated clue.

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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What fits F_A_Y?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter L, O
  • 4th letter K, M, R, W, X
Meanings and answer history

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FLAKY

Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.

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 29, 2026.

FOAMY

Full of foam.

“He jumped overboard into the foamy waters of the Atlantic Ocean.”

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 5, 2025.

FLAMY

Flaming, blazing.

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.

FLARY

flaring

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.

FLAWY

Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective.

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.

FLAXY

Like flax; flaxen.

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 F_A_Y?
6 five-letter words match F_A_Y 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, FLARY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.74 bits against the possible answers.