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Five-letter words matching LO_T_

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10 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: LOATH

Position 3T 30%F 20%W 20%A 10%
Position 5S 40%H 20%A 10%E 10%

Possible answers

LOATH LOFTY

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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).

Top-ranked splitter LOATH
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1.0 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode LOATH keeps every stated clue.

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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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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.”

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 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

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LOFTS

plural of loft

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LOOTS

third-person singular simple present indicative of loot

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LOTTE

burbot (fish)

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LOUTS

plural of lout

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LOWTH

Lowness.

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LOWTS

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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.