- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 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 ST and ending in L (ST__L)
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: STALL (May 16, 2024); STEEL (April 13, 2024); STILL (January 23, 2024); STOOL (July 13, 2021).
ABELE does not fit this page's clues. STALL keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (2 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 ST__L?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, E, I, O, U
- 4th letter A, E, I, L, O
Meanings and answer history
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STALL
A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 16, 2024.
STEAL
To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
“Three irreplaceable paintings were stolen from the gallery.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
STEEL
An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 13, 2024.
STILL
Not moving; calm.
“Sit there and stay still!”
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 23, 2024.
STOOL
A seat, especially for one person and without armrests.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 13, 2021.
STEIL
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.
STELL
A stall; a fold for cattle.
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.
STULL
Any timber prop to support a structure.
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 ST__L?
- 8 five-letter words match ST__L in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, STEAL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.48 bits against the possible answers.