- 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_ON_
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words0 not previously used4 past answersTight family: S_ONE (3)
Position 2T 60%H 20%C 10%U 10%
Position 5E 30%K 20%A 10%D 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish S_ON_?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with S_ON_ as your green-letter clues.
Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.
Two-turn example: ACETA
In normal mode, this play can cover 4 of 4 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray STONY — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray SHONE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Yellow, Gray STONE — play this answer next
- Gray, Green, Yellow, Gray, Gray SCONE — play this answer next
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How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 10 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: SCONE (August 11, 2024); SHONE (September 20, 2026); STONE (September 21, 2023); STONY (January 7, 2024).
ACETA does not fit this page's clues. SCONE 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_ONE
SCONE, SHONE, STONE differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ACETA tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits S_ON_?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter C, H, T, U
- 5th letter A, D, E, G, K, N, Y
Meanings and answer history
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SCONE
A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 11, 2024.
SHONE
simple past and past participle of shine
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 20, 2026.
STONE
A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 21, 2023.
STONY
As hard as stone.
“a stony polymer”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 7, 2024.
SHONK
Alternative form of shonky (“a dishonest person”).
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.
STOND
An impediment, obstacle or hindrance
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.
STONG
An area of land equivalent to a quarter of an acre; a rood; a stang.
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.
STONK
A heavy artillery bombardment.
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.
STONN
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SUONA
A traditional Chinese double-reeded horn with a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound.
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 S_ON_?
- 10 five-letter words match S_ON_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.