5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching T_AN_

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14 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: THANE

Position 2H 43%R 29%W 14%I 7%
Position 5S 29%K 21%G 14%A 7%

Possible answers

THANK TWANG

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This pattern has 14 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: THANK (September 26, 2024); TWANG (August 18, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter THANK
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1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.0 bits

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

Hard Mode THANK 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.

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What fits T_AN_?

All 14 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

H 43% R 29% S 29% K 21% W 14% G 14%

Words with five different letters

86% of the matches have no repeated letters.

THANK TWANG THANE THANG THANS

Common letter pairs

AN 14/14 words (100%) TH 6/14 words (43%) HA 6/14 words (43%) TR 4/14 words (29%) RA 4/14 words (29%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 71% · two: 29% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match T_AN_?
14 five-letter words match T_AN_ 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, THANE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.48 bits against the possible answers.