5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with TA and ending in N (TA__N)

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9 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: TAPEN

Position 3K 22%B 11%C 11%L 11%
Position 4O 33%E 22%I 22%A 11%

Possible answers

TAKEN TALON

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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).

Top-ranked splitter TAKEN
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

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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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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.

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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.

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TAMIN

Alternative form of tammy (“type of woollen cloth”).

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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.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, TAPEN has the highest feedback entropy at 5.36 bits against the possible answers.