- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.58 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching S_A_L
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This pattern has 16 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: SHALL (March 29, 2022); SHAWL (April 4, 2022); SMALL (December 20, 2023); SNAIL (October 10, 2023); SNARL (November 15, 2022); STALL (May 16, 2024).
ILLTH does not fit this page's clues. SHALL keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
S_ALL
SHALL, SMALL, STALL differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ILLTH tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 6 possible answers.
SHALL
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SHAWL
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SMALL
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SNAIL
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SNARL
used
STALL
used
SCAIL
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SCALL
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SHAUL
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SKAIL
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SPAIL
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SPALL
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SPAUL
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SPAWL
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SWAIL
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SWAYL
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Pattern guide
What fits S_A_L?
All 16 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match S_A_L?
- 16 five-letter words match S_A_L in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SNARL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.39 bits against the possible answers.