- 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 matching SK_L_
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This pattern has 9 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: SKILL (February 6, 2022); SKULL (February 15, 2026).
ABOIL does not fit this page's clues. SKILL 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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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 3 possible answers.
SKILL
used
SKULK
possible
SKULL
used
SKALD
guess
SKELF
guess
SKELL
guess
SKELM
guess
SKELP
guess
SKOLS
guess
Pattern guide
What fits SK_L_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, E, I, O, U
- 5th letter D, F, K, L, M, P, S
Meanings and answer history
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SKILL
A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
“Where did you pick up that skill?”
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Past Wordle answer: February 6, 2022.
SKULK
A group of foxes.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SKULL
The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 15, 2026.
SKALD
A Nordic poet of the Viking Age.
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.
SKELF
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SKELL
a homeless person, especially one who sleeps in the New York subway.
“Did you see those two skells lying in the doorway?”
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.
SKELM
Alternative form of schelm.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SKELP
To beat or slap with the hand.
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.
SKOLS
third-person singular simple present indicative of skol
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 SK_L_?
- 9 five-letter words match SK_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, SKALD has the highest feedback entropy at 4.6 bits against the possible answers.