- Average remaining
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- Worst branch
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- Information
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching Q__L_
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matching words
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words0 not previously used4 past answers
Position 2U 89%I 11%
Position 3A 33%I 33%B 11%E 11%
Position 5L 33%A 22%E 11%M 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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Can you finish Q__L_?
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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: QUILL
In normal mode, this play can cover 4 of 4 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
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- Green, Green, Gray, Green, Gray QUALM — play this answer next
- Green, Green, Gray, Green, Green QUELL — play this answer next
- Green, Green, Green, Green, Gray QUILT — play this answer next
- Green, Green, Green, Green, Green QUILL — solved on this guess
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How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: QUALM (April 11, 2023); QUELL (June 13, 2026); QUILL (September 22, 2025); QUILT (December 21, 2025).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 Q__L_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter I, U
- 3rd letter A, B, E, I, O
- 5th letter A, E, L, M, T, Y
Meanings and answer history
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QUALM
A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
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 11, 2023.
QUELL
To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 13, 2026.
QUILL
The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 22, 2025.
QUILT
A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
“My grandmother is going to sew a quilt.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 21, 2025.
QIBLA
The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.
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.
QUALE
An instance of a subjective, conscious experience.
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.
QUALY
Alternative form of quali.
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.
QUILA
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
QUOLL
Any of the various carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus found in Australia and New Guinea, roughly the size of a domestic cat.
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.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match Q__L_?
- 9 five-letter words match Q__L_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.