- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 PLAN (PLAN_)
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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).
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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Pattern guide
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.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, PLANE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.46 bits against the possible answers.