- 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 SK and ending in L (SK__L)
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This pattern has 7 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: SKILL (February 6, 2022); SKULL (February 15, 2026).
AALII does not fit this page's clues. SKAIL 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 SK__L?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, E, I, O, U
- 4th letter A, I, L, O, R
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?”
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 6, 2022.
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.
SKAIL
scale
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.
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.
SKIRL
To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SKOAL
A toast when drinking, roughly equivalent to cheers.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SKOOL
Deliberate misspelling of school.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match SK__L?
- 7 five-letter words match SK__L 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, SKAIL has the highest feedback entropy at 4.87 bits against the possible answers.