Set the clues

Green letters

Letters you know are in the right spot

Yellow letters

Add every position where a present letter cannot go. Use Must contain twice for two copies, or the Solver for full guess rows.

Must contain

Letters known to appear somewhere in the word

Doesn't contain

Letters known to be absent after accounting for repeats

More options

Letters in the middle three positions

Each letter must occur in positions 2–4. Extra copies may also appear at either end.

Letters together in this order

For example, IO matches UNION but not IRONY.

Allow repeated letters (e.g. GEESE) Hide words ending in S

Have completed colored rows? Continue in Solver

Five-letter words starting with S and ending in FT (S__FT)

Have completed colored rows? Continue in Solver

Showing 5 matching words

Group

Shortlist

What the remaining words have in common

5 matching words1 not previously used2 past answers

Position 2H 40%C 20%N 20%W 20%

Position 3I 60%A 20%U 20%

Possible answers

SHAFT SHIFT SWIFT

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

SHAFT used SHIFT used SWIFT possible SCUFT guess SNIFT guess

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish `S__FT`?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with S__FT 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: SHAFT

In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

See how the feedback separates the answers

Green, Gray, Gray, Green, Green SWIFT — play this answer next
Green, Green, Gray, Green, Green SHIFT — play this answer next
Green, Green, Green, Green, Green SHAFT — solved on this guess

Adapt this example to your board below. Extra clues and Hard Mode can change the best play.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

Refine this pattern

The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Previously used by Wordle: SHAFT (July 20, 2024); SHIFT (December 9, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter SHAFT

Average remaining: 1.0
Worst branch: 1
Information: 1.58 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode SHAFT keeps every stated clue.

It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail in the full Solver.

No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.

Compare two plays

Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 3 possible answers.

First word Second word

Put SHAFT into the Solver Try it from a fresh Practice board

Keep going

S__RT S__NT S__FF Refine in Finder →

More Wordle tools

Solver Daily Practice

Statistics

60% possible answers

Possible answers only

Need more detail?

Use the full Solver for complete guess-by-guess feedback, including repeated letters.

Open the full Solver Check repeated-letter clues

Browse A-Z word lists

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Letters that fit the blanks

2nd letter C, H, N, W
3rd letter A, I, U

Meanings and answer history

Definitions do not affect whether Wordle accepts a word. Report a correction.

SHAFT

The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.

“Her hand slipped off the javelin's shaft towards the spearpoint and that's why her score was lowered.”