5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with S and ending in LL (S__LL)

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Possible answers

SHALL SHELL SKILL SKULL SMALL SMELL SPELL SPILL STALL STILL SWELL SWILL

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 21 words in the Wordle guess list; 12 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 12 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: SHALL (March 29, 2022); SHELL (October 2, 2024); SKILL (February 6, 2022); SKULL (February 15, 2026); SMALL (December 20, 2023); SMELL (March 12, 2026); SPELL (November 8, 2022); SPILL (February 26, 2022); plus 4 more.

Top-ranked splitter KIPAH
Average remaining
1.5
Worst branch
2
Information
3.09 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use SHILL instead.

KIPAH does not fit this page's clues. SHILL keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 4.67 (6 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; KIPAH tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits S__LL?

All 21 matching words are shown above. 12 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

E 33% A 24% I 24% T 19% H 14% K 14%

Common letter pairs

LL 25% EL 8% AL 6% IL 6% ST 5%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 100% · two: 0% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match S__LL?
21 five-letter words match S__LL in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 12 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, STALL has the highest feedback entropy at 4.66 bits against the possible answers.
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