Five-letter words matching T_TA_

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What the remaining words have in common

5 matching words0 not previously used2 past answers

Position 2I 60%A 20%O 20%
Position 5R 40%L 20%N 20%S 20%

Possible answers

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

TITAN used TOTAL used TATAR guess TITAR guess TITAS guess

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Can you finish T_TA_?

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Two-turn example: TITAN

In normal mode, this play can cover 2 of 2 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

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  • TOTAL — play this answer next
  • TITAN — solved on this guess

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How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 5 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: TITAN (May 25, 2024); TOTAL (January 12, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter TITAN
Average remaining
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Worst branch
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode TITAN 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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Pattern guide

What fits T_TA_?

All 5 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter A, I, O
  • 5th letter L, N, R, S
Meanings and answer history

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TITAN

Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: May 25, 2024.

TOTAL

An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.

“A total of £145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall.”

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, 2025.

TATAR

An agglutinative language belonging to the Altai group of Turkic languages. It is an official language of Tatarstan. There are some eight million speakers spread across Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.

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.

TITAR

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

TITAS

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match T_TA_?
5 five-letter words match T_TA_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.