- 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 Q and ending in L (Q___L)
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This pattern has 7 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: QUAIL (June 15, 2025); QUELL (June 13, 2026); QUILL (September 22, 2025).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. QUAIL 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 Q___L?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter U
- 3rd letter A, E, I, O
- 4th letter I, L, R
Meanings and answer history
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QUAIL
To waste away; to fade, to wither.
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 15, 2025.
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.
QUARL
A fire-resistant channel for a burner in a boiler or furnace.
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.
QUIRL
To curl or twirl, or twist or coil (up).
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.
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.
QUORL
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match Q___L?
- 7 five-letter words match Q___L 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, QUARL has the highest feedback entropy at 4.41 bits against the possible answers.