5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching F_O_T

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What the remaining words have in common

4 matching words0 not previously used4 past answers

Position 2L 50%R 50%
Position 4A 25%N 25%S 25%U 25%

Possible answers

FLOAT FLOUT FRONT FROST

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

FLOAT used FLOUT used FRONT used FROST used

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Can you finish F_O_T?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with F_O_T as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Two-turn example: ABERS

In normal mode, this play can cover 4 of 4 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

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  • FLOUT — play this answer next
  • FRONT — play this answer next
  • FROST — play this answer next
  • FLOAT — play this answer next

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How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 4 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: FLOAT (June 12, 2022); FLOUT (October 26, 2022); FRONT (September 6, 2021); FROST (June 20, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter ABERS
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.

Hard Mode Use FLOAT instead.

ABERS does not fit this page's clues. FLOAT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 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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What fits F_O_T?

All 4 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter L, R
  • 4th letter A, N, S, U
Meanings and answer history

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FLOAT

To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).

“Helium balloons float in air, while air-filled balloons don't.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: June 12, 2022.

FLOUT

To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: October 26, 2022.

FRONT

The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

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 6, 2021.

FROST

A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: June 20, 2023.

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How many five-letter words match F_O_T?
4 five-letter words match F_O_T in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.