- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
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Five-letter words matching L_TH_
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This pattern has 9 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: LATHE (October 30, 2025); LITHE (August 28, 2024).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. LATHE 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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LATHE
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LITHE
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LATHI
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LATHS
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LATHY
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LETHE
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LITHO
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LITHS
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LYTHE
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Pattern guide
What fits L_TH_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I, Y
- 5th letter E, I, O, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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LATHE
A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.
“He shaped the bedpost by turning it on a lathe.”
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Past Wordle answer: October 30, 2025.
LITHE
Slim but not skinny.
“lithe body”
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Past Wordle answer: August 28, 2024.
LATHI
A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen.
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.
LATHS
plural of lath
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LATHY
Like a lath; long and slender.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LETHE
Forgetfulness of the past; oblivion.
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.
LITHO
Clipping of lithographic.
“litho paper”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LITHS
plural of lith
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.
LYTHE
A fish, the European pollock (Pollachius pollachius).
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 L_TH_?
- 9 five-letter words match L_TH_ 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, LATHE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.39 bits against the possible answers.