- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
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Five-letter words matching LA_G_
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: LARGE (January 20, 2024); LAUGH (April 13, 2025).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. LAIGH keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues 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 LA_G_?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter G, I, R, U
- 5th letter A, E, H, O, Y
Meanings and answer history
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LARGE
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
“Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps.”
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 20, 2024.
LAUGH
An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
“His deep laughs boomed through the room.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 13, 2025.
LAGGY
Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it.
“Gasoline prices usually show a laggier response to crude-oil price reduction than to crude-oil price increases.”
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.
LAIGH
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LARGA
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LARGO
A very slow tempo.
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 LA_G_?
- 6 five-letter words match LA_G_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, LARGE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.44 bits against the possible answers.