- 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 matching F_I_T
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This pattern has 9 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: FAINT (September 3, 2024); FLINT (January 16, 2025); FLIRT (January 28, 2023); FOIST (July 15, 2025).
ABERS does not fit this page's clues. FLINT 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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FAINT
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FLINT
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FLIRT
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FOIST
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FEINT
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FEIST
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FLITT
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FRIST
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FRITT
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Pattern guide
What fits F_I_T?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, L, O, R
- 4th letter N, R, S, T
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.”
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Past Wordle answer: September 3, 2024.
FLINT
A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air.
“He used flint to make a fire.”
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Past Wordle answer: January 16, 2025.
FLIRT
A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion
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 28, 2023.
FOIST
To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 15, 2025.
FEINT
A movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FEIST
A small, snappy, belligerent mixed-breed dog; a feist dog.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FLITT
Obsolete form of flit.
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.
FRIST
A certain space or period of time; respite.
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.
FRITT
Alternative form of frit (“material for making glass”).
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_I_T?
- 9 five-letter words match F_I_T 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, FEIST has the highest feedback entropy at 5.09 bits against the possible answers.