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- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with L and ending in EL (L__EL)
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This pattern has 7 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: LABEL (August 12, 2022); LAPEL (September 10, 2021); LEVEL (August 15, 2025); LIBEL (October 29, 2022).
ABACA does not fit this page's clues. LABEL 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 L__EL?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I, O
- 3rd letter B, M, P, R, S, V
Meanings and answer history
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LABEL
A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
“We laughed at her because the label was still on her new sweater.”
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Past Wordle answer: August 12, 2022.
LAPEL
Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.
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Past Wordle answer: September 10, 2021.
LEVEL
The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
“This table isn't quite level; see how this marble rolls off it?”
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Past Wordle answer: August 15, 2025.
LIBEL
A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
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Past Wordle answer: October 29, 2022.
LEMEL
metal filings
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LOREL
A good-for-nothing: a vagabond, waster or losel.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LOSEL
Worthless; wasteful.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match L__EL?
- 7 five-letter words match L__EL in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.