5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with T and ending in AL (T__AL)

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Possible answers

TIDAL TONAL TOTAL TRIAL TUBAL

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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: TIDAL (May 11, 2024); TOTAL (January 12, 2025); TRIAL (January 12, 2026).

Top-ranked splitter ABORN
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.32 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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ABORN does not fit this page's clues. TICAL keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.2 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues 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__AL?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter A, E, I, O, R, U, Y
  • 3rd letter B, C, D, I, M, N, P, T
Meanings and answer history

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TIDAL

Relating to tides.

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 11, 2024.

TONAL

Of or relating to tones or tonality.

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.

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.

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.

TUBAL

Of or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one.

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.

TAMAL

Alternative form of tamale (Mexican food dish).

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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TEPAL

Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals.

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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TICAL

An old Thai measurement of weight, the baht, of about 15 grams.

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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TYPAL

of, relating to, or being a type; typical

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__AL?
9 five-letter words match T__AL in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, TRIAL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.54 bits against the possible answers.
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