- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.81 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_IL_
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This pattern has 19 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: SKILL (February 6, 2022); SMILE (May 30, 2026); SPILL (February 26, 2022); STILL (January 23, 2024); STILT (July 7, 2025); SWILL (February 19, 2022).
KEMPT does not fit this page's clues. SPILT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.86 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
S_ILL
SKILL, SPILL, STILL, SWILL differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; KEMPT tests the family more efficiently.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 7 possible answers.
SKILL
used
SMILE
used
SPILL
used
SPILT
possible
STILL
used
STILT
used
SWILL
used
SAILS
guess
SOILS
guess
SEILS
guess
SHILL
guess
SHILY
guess
SLILY
guess
SMILY
guess
SOILY
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SPILE
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STILB
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STILE
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SWILE
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Pattern guide
What fits S_IL_?
All 19 matching words are shown above. 7 are possible answers.
More about these matches
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match S_IL_?
- 19 five-letter words match S_IL_ 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, STILE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.56 bits against the possible answers.