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Each letter must occur in positions 2–4. Extra copies may also appear at either end.

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Five-letter words starting with NA and ending in AL (NA_AL)

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Showing 5 matching words

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Shortlist

What the remaining words have in common

5 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: WHATSTight family: NA_AL (3)

Position 3H 20%S 20%T 20%V 20%

Possible answers

NASAL NATAL NAVAL

used already been a Wordle answer · Likelihood labels describe modelled chance within a year, not eligibility. Method.

NASAL Very unlikely used NATAL Very unlikely used NAVAL Possible used NAHAL Very unlikely NAWAL Very unlikely

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WHATS leaves 1.0 matching words on average, weighted by the answer model through 2026-11-05. Every one of the 14,855 accepted guesses was compared. All 5 matching words count, including words outside the working answer pool.

This move is an information probe: it does not fit this list and cannot solve this illustrated position immediately. It tests letters in Normal Mode; a Hard Mode move must also keep your revealed hints.

To attempt the most likely matching answer now, NAVAL has a 96.9% modelled immediate solve chance and leaves 1.0924 words on average. This compares an immediate answer attempt with the information gained by the recommended move.

This illustration assumes only the shown green letters. Your grey and yellow tiles can change both the candidates and legal moves. Use the Solver for your complete board.

See every feedback outcome

Feedback after WHATS; model probabilities conditional on this list
Feedback	Remaining words	Chance
grey, grey, yellow, grey, grey	NAVAL	96.9%
yellow, grey, yellow, grey, grey	NAWAL	0.3%
grey, yellow, yellow, grey, grey	NAHAL	0.3%
grey, grey, yellow, yellow, grey	NATAL	1.3%
grey, grey, yellow, grey, yellow	NASAL	1.3%

Hard Mode: chance of finishing in 1–5 more guesses

These exact plans keep the shown greens and each later revealed hint. They assume no earlier yellow constraints. A 100% result guarantees a finish only within this matching list and these assumptions.

Best modelled finish probability for each remaining-turn budget
Guesses left	First move	Solve chance	Every answer covered?
1	NAVAL	96.9%	No (1/5)
2	NASAL	98.2%	No (2/5)
3	NASAL	99.4%	No (3/5)
4	NAHAL	99.7%	No (4/5)
5	NAHAL	100.0%	Yes (5/5)

How this is calculated

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish `NA_AL`?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with NA_AL as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Two-turn example: ABETS

In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

See how the feedback separates the answers

Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray NAVAL — play this answer next
Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow NASAL — play this answer next
Yellow, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray NATAL — play this answer next

Adapt this example to your board below. Extra clues and Hard Mode can change the best play.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

Refine this pattern

The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Previously used by Wordle: NASAL (August 9, 2025); NATAL (April 5, 2022); NAVAL (June 27, 2021).

Top-ranked splitter ABETS

Average remaining: 1.0
Worst branch: 1
Information: 1.58 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use NASAL instead.

ABETS does not fit this page's clues. NASAL keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: NA_AL

NASAL, NATAL, NAVAL differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABETS tests the family more efficiently.

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Splits these words most evenly: WHATS of the 5 words here

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Pattern guide

What fits `NA_AL`?

All 5 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

3rd letter H, S, T, V, W

Meanings and answer history

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