- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching F_I_T
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words0 not previously used4 past answersBest matching test word: FEIST
Position 2L 33%E 22%R 22%A 11%
Position 4N 33%S 33%T 22%R 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
FAINT
used
FLINT
used
FLIRT
used
FOIST
used
FEINT
guess
FEIST
guess
FLITT
guess
FRIST
guess
FRITT
guess
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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).
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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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.”
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.
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.”
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 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.
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.
FEIST
A small, snappy, belligerent mixed-breed dog; a feist dog.
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.
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.