5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching G__L_

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What the remaining words have in common

41 matching words6 not previously used4 past answers

Position 2U 27%O 22%A 17%I 15%
Position 3L 20%R 17%I 12%O 10%
Position 5S 32%Y 27%E 15%D 7%

10 possible answers fit.

Among those candidates, GUILD produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.

Top-ranked next guess GUILD

Still undecided: 2nd letter: A, I, O, R, U·3rd letter: D, I, L, R, Y·5th letter: D, E, L, T, Y

Possible answers

GAILY GAYLY GIRLY GODLY GOLLY GRILL GUILD GUILE GUILT GULLY

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Pattern guide

What fits G__L_?

All 41 matching words are shown above. 10 are possible answers.

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Useful letters still to test

Y 39% S 39% I 29% U 29% A 27% O 24%

Words with five different letters

59% of the matches have no repeated letters.

GAILY GIRLY GODLY GUILD GUILE

Common letter pairs

LS 13/41 words (32%) LY 11/41 words (27%) GU 11/41 words (27%) LL 10/41 words (24%) GO 9/41 words (22%)

Vowels

No vowels: 5% · one: 46% · two: 46% · three or more: 3%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match G__L_?
41 five-letter words match G__L_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 10 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, GEALS has the highest feedback entropy at 5.25 bits against the possible answers.