- 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_I_T
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words1 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: GEIST
Position 2R 44%L 22%A 11%E 11%
Position 4F 22%S 22%L 11%N 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
GLINT
used
GRIFT
used
GUILT
possible
GAITT
guess
GEIST
guess
GLIFT
guess
GRIOT
guess
GRIPT
guess
GRIST
guess
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This pattern has 9 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: GLINT (December 23, 2025); GRIFT (May 25, 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 G_I_T?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, L, R, U
- 4th letter F, L, N, O, P, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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GLINT
A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
“I saw the glint of metal as he raised the gun.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 23, 2025.
GRIFT
A confidence game or swindle.
“Hey, what's the grift? What are you trying to pull?”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 25, 2025.
GUILT
Responsibility for wrongdoing.
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.
GAITT
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GEIST
A ghost, an apparition.
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.
GLIFT
Alternative form of gliff.
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.
GRIOT
A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet.
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.
GRIPT
simple past and past participle of grip
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.
GRIST
Grain that is to be ground in a mill.
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 G_I_T?
- 9 five-letter words match G_I_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, GEIST has the highest feedback entropy at 5.22 bits against the possible answers.