Five-letter words matching S_L__
Shortlist
What the remaining words have in common
89 matching words4 not previously used12 past answers
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16 possible answers fit.
Among those candidates, SALVO produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.
Still undecided: 2nd letter: A, I, O, P, U·4th letter: A, I, K, L, O, S, T, V·5th letter: A, D, E, N, O, R, T, Y
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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Pattern guide
What fits S_L__?
All 89 matching words are shown above. 16 are possible answers.
More about these matches
Words with five different letters
57% of the matches have no repeated letters.
Common letter pairs
Vowels
No vowels: 1% · one: 35% · two: 62% · three or more: 2%
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match S_L__?
- 89 five-letter words match S_L__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 16 are possible answers.