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Five-letter words matching T_I_L

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8 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: TRIAL

Position 2H 38%R 38%W 25%
Position 4L 38%O 25%R 25%A 13%

Possible answers

TRIAL TWIRL

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This pattern has 8 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: TRIAL (January 12, 2026); TWIRL (January 3, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter TRIAL
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1.0
Worst branch
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1.0 bits

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

Hard Mode TRIAL keeps every stated clue.

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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 T_I_L?

All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter H, R, W
  • 4th letter A, L, O, R
Meanings and answer history

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TRIAL

An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.

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 12, 2026.

TWIRL

A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette.

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 3, 2024.

THILL

One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.

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.

THIOL

A univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical.

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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THIRL

A hole, an aperture, especially a nostril.

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.

TRILL

A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.

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TRIOL

Any trihydroxy alcohol

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.

TWILL

A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.

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_I_L?
8 five-letter words match T_I_L 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, TRIAL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.53 bits against the possible answers.