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Five-letter words starting with PLAN (PLAN_)

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What the remaining words have in common

6 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersTight family: PLAN_ (3)

Position 5C 17%E 17%H 17%K 17%

Possible answers

PLANE PLANK PLANT

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

PLANE used PLANK used PLANT used PLANS guess PLANC guess PLANH guess

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish PLAN_?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with PLAN_ 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: ABATE

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

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  • PLANK — play this answer next
  • PLANE — play this answer next
  • PLANT — play this answer next

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

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Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: PLANE (October 5, 2025); PLANK (May 17, 2023); PLANT (April 22, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter ABATE
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 PLANE instead.

ABATE does not fit this page's clues. PLANE 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: PLAN_

PLANE, PLANK, PLANT differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABATE tests the family more efficiently.

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What fits PLAN_?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 5th letter C, E, H, K, S, T
Meanings and answer history

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PLANE

Of a surface: flat or level.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: October 5, 2025.

PLANK

A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.

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 17, 2023.

PLANT

An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

“The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: April 22, 2022.

PLANS

third-person singular simple present indicative of plan

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.

PLANC

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

PLANH

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match PLAN_?
6 five-letter words match PLAN_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.