- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching LO_T_
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This pattern has 10 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: LOATH (May 18, 2026); LOFTY (September 10, 2022).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. LOATH 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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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 2 possible answers.
LOATH
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LOFTY
used
LOTTA
guess
LOTTO
guess
LOFTS
guess
LOOTS
guess
LOTTE
guess
LOUTS
guess
LOWTH
guess
LOWTS
guess
Pattern guide
What fits LO_T_?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, F, O, T, U, W
- 5th letter A, E, H, O, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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LOATH
Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.
“I was loath to return to the office without the Henderson file.”
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Past Wordle answer: May 18, 2026.
LOFTY
High, tall, having great height or stature.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 10, 2022.
LOTTA
Contraction of lot + of.
“A whole lotta people feel the same way I do.”
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.
LOTTO
a game of chance similar to bingo
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.
LOFTS
plural of loft
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.
LOOTS
third-person singular simple present indicative of loot
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.
LOTTE
burbot (fish)
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.
LOUTS
plural of lout
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.
LOWTH
Lowness.
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.
LOWTS
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match LO_T_?
- 10 five-letter words match LO_T_ 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, LOATH has the highest feedback entropy at 5.17 bits against the possible answers.