- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 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 P and ending in OT (P__OT)
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: PILOT (October 17, 2021).
AALII does not fit this page's clues. PILOT 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 P__OT?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter I, L, R
- 3rd letter C, L, N, O, T, U, V
Meanings and answer history
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PILOT
A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
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Past Wordle answer: October 17, 2021.
PIVOT
A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PINOT
Any of several grape varieties grown in Europe and North America.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PICOT
An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PITOT
A pitot head or pitot tube.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PLOOT
Alternative spelling of plout
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PLUOT
A hybrid fruit resulting from the crossbreeding of a Japanese plum and an apricot, exhibiting predominantly plumlike characteristics rather than those of the apricot.
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.
PROOT
A command to a donkey or mule to move faster.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match P__OT?
- 8 five-letter words match P__OT in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, PILOT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.0 bits against the possible answers.