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Five-letter words matching SW_L_

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9 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: SWALE

Position 3O 33%A 22%E 22%I 22%
Position 5E 33%L 33%N 11%T 11%

Possible answers

SWELL SWILL

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This pattern has 9 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: SWELL (November 9, 2024); SWILL (February 19, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter SWELL
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1.0 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode SWELL keeps every stated clue.

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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 SW_L_?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter A, E, I, O
  • 5th letter E, L, N, T, Y
Meanings and answer history

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SWELL

To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: November 9, 2024.

SWILL

A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose.

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 19, 2022.

SWALE

A low tract of moist or marshy land.

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.

SWALY

Boggy; marshy.

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.

SWELT

To die.

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.

SWILE

A seal (the animal).

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.

SWOLE

Full (of something); bursting with.

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.

SWOLL

Alternative spelling of swole.

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.

SWOLN

Obsolete form of swollen.

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 SW_L_?
9 five-letter words match SW_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, SWALE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.27 bits against the possible answers.