- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with I and ending in L (I___L)
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words1 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: INTEL
Position 2N 40%D 20%L 20%C 10%
Position 3T 30%E 20%C 10%D 10%
Position 4A 40%E 30%I 10%L 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
IDEAL
used
IDYLL
possible
IMPEL
used
INTEL
used
ICTAL
guess
ILEAL
guess
ILIAL
guess
INCEL
guess
INDOL
guess
INTIL
guess
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This pattern has 10 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: IDEAL (October 19, 2025); IMPEL (December 28, 2022); INTEL (August 30, 2026).
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 I___L?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter C, D, L, M, N
- 3rd letter C, D, E, I, P, T, Y
- 4th letter A, E, I, L, O
Meanings and answer history
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IDEAL
Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
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 19, 2025.
IDYLL
Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
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.
IMPEL
To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
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 28, 2022.
INTEL
Intelligence (secret information).
“Intel is important in espionage.”
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 30, 2026.
ICTAL
Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache.
“The patient was in an ictal state.”
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.
ILEAL
Of or pertaining to the ileum.
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.
ILIAL
Archaic form of iliac (“Pertaining to the ilium”).
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.
INCEL
A member of an online subculture of people (mostly men) who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one.
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.
INDOL
Alternative form of indole used for derivatives starting with a vowel
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.
INTIL
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match I___L?
- 10 five-letter words match I___L in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, INTEL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.26 bits against the possible answers.