- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
See its meaning, Wordle status and opener stats.
Shortlist
5 matching words2 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: GIRLS
used already been a Wordle answer · Likelihood labels describe modelled chance within a year, not eligibility. Method.
GIRLS leaves 1.0 matching words on average, weighted by the answer model through 2026-11-05. Every one of the 14,855 accepted guesses was compared. All 5 matching words count, including words outside the working answer pool.
This move is an information probe: it does not fit this list and cannot solve this illustrated position immediately. It tests letters in Normal Mode; a Hard Mode move must also keep your revealed hints.
To attempt the most likely matching answer now, VALOR has a 49.8% modelled immediate solve chance and leaves 1.0096 words on average. This compares an immediate answer attempt with the information gained by the recommended move.
This illustration assumes only the shown green letters. Your grey and yellow tiles can change both the candidates and legal moves. Use the Solver for your complete board.
| Feedback | Remaining words | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| grey, grey, yellow, grey, grey | VAPOR | 49.8% |
| grey, green, yellow, grey, grey | VIZOR | 0.0% |
| yellow, green, yellow, grey, grey | VIGOR | 0.2% |
| grey, grey, yellow, yellow, grey | VALOR | 49.8% |
| grey, green, yellow, grey, yellow | VISOR | 0.2% |
These exact plans keep the shown greens and each later revealed hint. They assume no earlier yellow constraints. A 100% result guarantees a finish only within this matching list and these assumptions.
| Guesses left | First move | Solve chance | Every answer covered? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VALOR | 49.8% | No (1/5) |
| 2 | VALOR | 99.7% | No (3/5) |
| 3 | VIGOR | 100.0% | Yes (5/5) |
| 4 | VALOR | 100.0% | Yes (5/5) |
| 5 | VALOR | 100.0% | Yes (5/5) |
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
V__OR?Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with V__OR as your green-letter clues.
Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.
In normal mode, this play can cover 4 of 4 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
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These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.
The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.
Shortlist note
This pattern has 5 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: VIGOR (October 8, 2022); VISOR (November 16, 2024).
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
AAPAS does not fit this page's clues. VALOR keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 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.
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 4 possible answers.
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Pattern guide
V__OR?All 5 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Definitions do not affect whether Wordle accepts a word. Report a correction.
US standard spelling of valour.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Alternative form of vigour.
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Past Wordle answer: October 8, 2022.
A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
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Past Wordle answer: November 16, 2024.
Archaic spelling of visor.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.