- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching G_A_T
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: GRANT
Position 2H 29%R 29%I 14%L 14%
Position 4F 29%N 29%S 14%T 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: GIANT (February 12, 2023); GRAFT (August 29, 2025); GRANT (October 16, 2024).
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 G_A_T?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter H, I, L, O, R
- 4th letter F, N, S, T, U
Meanings and answer history
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GIANT
A mythical human or humanoid of very great size.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 12, 2023.
GRAFT
A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 29, 2025.
GRANT
To give (permission or wish).
“He was granted permission to attend the meeting.”
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 16, 2024.
GHAST
Alternative form of gast.
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.
GHAUT
Alternative form of ghat (“steep ravine leading to the sea”).
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.
GLATT
Having none of a particular kind of adhesion on the outside of its lungs; only meat from a glatt animal can be kosher.
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.
GOAFT
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match G_A_T?
- 7 five-letter words match G_A_T in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, GRANT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.24 bits against the possible answers.