- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching T_A_T
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: TRAIT
Position 2R 63%H 13%O 13%U 13%
Position 4C 13%I 13%N 13%P 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: TOAST (January 31, 2025); TRACT (June 28, 2023); TRAIT (June 8, 2022).
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 T_A_T?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter H, O, R, U
- 4th letter C, I, N, P, R, S, T, W
Meanings and answer history
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TOAST
Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning).
“I ate a piece of toast for breakfast.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 31, 2025.
TRACT
An area or expanse.
“an unexplored tract of sea”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 28, 2023.
TRAIT
An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
“inherited traits and acquired traits”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 8, 2022.
THAWT
Eye dialect spelling of thought.
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.
TRANT
To walk; go about.
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.
TRAPT
simple past and past participle of trap
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.
TRATT
A trattoria.
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.
TUART
Eucalyptus gomphocephala, an Australian tree with heavy, durable wood.
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 T_A_T?
- 8 five-letter words match T_A_T in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, TRAIT has the highest feedback entropy at 4.98 bits against the possible answers.