- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 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_OK_
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: SMOKE (September 20, 2024); SPOKE (December 13, 2022).
ADEPT does not fit this page's clues. SMOKE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
S_OKE
SMOKE, SPOKE, STOKE differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ADEPT tests the family more efficiently.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 4 possible answers.
SMOKE
used
SMOKY
possible
SPOKE
used
STOKE
possible
SLOKA
guess
SMOKO
guess
SNOKE
guess
SOOKS
guess
SOOKY
guess
Pattern guide
What fits S_OK_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter L, M, N, O, P, T
- 5th letter A, E, O, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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SMOKE
The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
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Past Wordle answer: September 20, 2024.
SMOKY
Filled with smoke.
“a smoky cabin”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SPOKE
A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.
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Past Wordle answer: December 13, 2022.
STOKE
An act of poking, piercing, thrusting
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SLOKA
Alternative form of shloka.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SMOKO
A cigarette break from work or military duty; a brief cessation of work to have a smoke, or (more generally) to take a small rest, snack etc.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SNOKE
To sniff or smell; to sniff at; to poke around sniffing with the nose.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SOOKS
plural of sook
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SOOKY
Complaining, whingeing, sad; jealous.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match S_OK_?
- 9 five-letter words match S_OK_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, STOKE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.95 bits against the possible answers.