5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching ST_A_

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Possible answers

STEAD STEAK STEAL STEAM STRAP STRAW STRAY

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This pattern has 17 words in the Wordle guess list; 7 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 7 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: STEAD (July 9, 2022); STEAK (July 14, 2026); STEAM (September 23, 2024); STRAP (June 16, 2023); STRAW (June 30, 2023); STRAY (December 19, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter WYLED
Average remaining
1.29
Worst branch
2
Information
2.52 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use STEAD instead.

WYLED does not fit this page's clues. STEAD keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.71 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: STEA_

STEAD, STEAK, STEAL, STEAM differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; WYLED tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits ST_A_?

All 17 matching words are shown above. 7 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

E 47% R 47% O 24% D 12% K 12% L 6%

Words with five different letters

88% of the matches have no repeated letters.

STEAD STEAK STEAL STEAM STRAP

Common letter pairs

ST 25% TR 10% RA 10% TE 9% EA 9%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 35% · two: 53% · three or more: 12%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match ST_A_?
17 five-letter words match ST_A_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 7 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, STRAE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.77 bits against the possible answers.
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