Five-letter words matching P_LO_
PILOT is the only possible answer that fits.
The other 7 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.
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Pattern guide
What fits P_LO_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter E, H, I, O, Y
- 5th letter G, N, S, T, W, X
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PILOT
A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
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Past Wordle answer: October 17, 2021.
PELOG
One of the two essential scales of gamelan music native to Bali and Java in Indonesia. It has seven notes, of which sometimes only five are used.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PELON
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PHLOX
Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox.
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PILON
A conical loaf of sugar.
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PILOW
Obsolete form of pillow.
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POLOS
plural of polo
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PYLON
A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match P_LO_?
- 8 five-letter words match P_LO_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, PELON has the highest feedback entropy at 5.03 bits against the possible answers.