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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with TA and ending in N (TA__N)
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9
matching words
Shortlist
What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words0 not previously used2 past answers
Position 3K 22%B 11%C 11%L 11%
Position 4O 33%E 22%I 22%A 11%
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 TA__N?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with TA__N 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: TAKEN
In normal mode, this play can cover 2 of 2 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
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- Green, Green, Gray, Gray, Green TALON — play this answer next
- Green, Green, Green, Green, Green TAKEN — solved on this guess
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How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: TAKEN (December 1, 2023); TALON (February 14, 2024).
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.
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Pattern guide
What fits TA__N?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter B, C, K, L, M, P, U, X
- 4th letter A, E, I, O, U
Meanings and answer history
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TAKEN
Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
“He was very taken with the girl, I hear.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 1, 2023.
TALON
A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 14, 2024.
TAKIN
A goat-antelope, of species Budorcas taxicolor.
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.
TABUN
An extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, with the molecular formula C₅H₁₁N₂O₂P.
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.
TACAN
Acronym of tactical air navigation beacon, an ultra high frequency electronic radionavigation system able to provide aircraft with continuous bearing and slant range information to a selected station.
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.
TAMIN
Alternative form of tammy (“type of woollen cloth”).
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.
TAPEN
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TAUON
An unstable elementary particle which is a type of lepton, having a mass almost twice that of a proton, a negative charge, and a spin of ½; it decays into hadrons (usually pions) or other leptons, and neutrinos.
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.
TAXON
A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms treated as a unit by taxonomists.
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 TA__N?
- 9 five-letter words match TA__N in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.