- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
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Five-letter words matching F_A_Y
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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).
AALII does not fit this page's clues. FLAKY 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 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.
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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.