5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with S and ending in LT (S__LT)

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Possible answers

SHALT SMELT SPELT SPILT STILT

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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: SMELT (March 14, 2022); SPELT (March 18, 2024); STILT (July 7, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter ADEPT
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.32 bits

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

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ADEPT does not fit this page's clues. SPELT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues 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.

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Pattern guide

What fits S__LT?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter A, H, M, P, T, W
  • 3rd letter A, E, I, O, U
Meanings and answer history

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SHALT

second-person singular simple present indicative of shall

“Thou shalt not kill.”

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.

SMELT

Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: March 14, 2022.

SPELT

simple past and past participle of spell

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: March 18, 2024.

SPILT

That has been spilled.

“Don't cry over spilt milk; tears won't put it back in the glass.”

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.

STILT

Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: July 7, 2025.

SAULT

A waterfall; a rapid.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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SMALT

A deep blue pigment made from powdered glass mixed with cobalt oxide.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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SMOLT

A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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SPALT

spelter.

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.

SWELT

To die.

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__LT?
10 five-letter words match S__LT in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SAULT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.38 bits against the possible answers.
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