- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching SP_I_
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: SPEIR
Position 3A 33%E 22%R 22%L 11%
Position 5L 33%T 33%G 11%N 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
SPLIT
used
SPOIL
used
SPRIG
used
SPAIN
guess
SPAIL
guess
SPAIT
guess
SPEIL
guess
SPEIR
guess
SPRIT
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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: SPLIT (August 28, 2025); SPOIL (October 1, 2025); SPRIG (January 6, 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 SP_I_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, E, L, O, R
- 5th letter G, L, N, R, T
Meanings and answer history
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SPLIT
To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
“He has split his lip.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 28, 2025.
SPOIL
To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable.
“All this sun spoils me for vacations in the far North.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 1, 2025.
SPRIG
A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
“a sprig of laurel or of parsley”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 6, 2025.
SPAIN
A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Capital and largest city: Madrid.
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.
SPAIL
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SPAIT
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SPEIL
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SPEIR
A surname.
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.
SPRIT
A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a spritsail on sailing boats.
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 SP_I_?
- 9 five-letter words match SP_I_ 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, SPEIR has the highest feedback entropy at 5.25 bits against the possible answers.