- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.58 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with F and ending in AL (F__AL)
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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: FERAL (July 30, 2024); FINAL (January 8, 2024); FOCAL (June 25, 2021).
ACETA does not fit this page's clues. FETAL keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
FE_AL
FECAL, FERAL, FETAL differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ACETA tests the family more efficiently.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 6 possible answers.
FATAL
possible
FECAL
possible
FERAL
used
FETAL
possible
FINAL
used
FOCAL
used
FANAL
guess
FEMAL
guess
FUGAL
guess
FURAL
guess
Pattern guide
What fits F__AL?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I, O, U
- 3rd letter C, G, M, N, R, T
Meanings and answer history
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FATAL
Causing death or destruction.
“a fatal wound; a fatal disease; that fatal day; a fatal mistake”
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.
FECAL
Of or relating to feces.
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.
FERAL
Wild; untamed.
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 30, 2024.
FETAL
Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
“fetal circulation”
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.
FINAL
A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
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 8, 2024.
FOCAL
Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus (definite location).
“focal point”
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 25, 2021.
FANAL
A lighthouse
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.
FEMAL
Obsolete form of female.
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.
FUGAL
relating to a fugue
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.
FURAL
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match F__AL?
- 10 five-letter words match F__AL in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, FERAL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.19 bits against the possible answers.