Five-letter words matching WA_L_

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9 matching words0 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: WANLE

Position 3L 33%N 22%U 22%I 11%
Position 5S 44%Y 22%A 11%E 11%

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What fits WA_L_?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 0 are possible answers.

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  • 3rd letter I, L, N, U, W
  • 5th letter A, E, K, S, Y
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WALLS

plural of wall

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WALLY

A fool.

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WAILS

plural of wail

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WALLA

Alternative spelling of wallah.

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WANLE

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WANLY

In a wan or pale manner.

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WAULK

to make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating.

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WAULS

third-person singular simple present indicative of waul

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WAWLS

third-person singular simple present indicative of wawl

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match WA_L_?
9 five-letter words match WA_L_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 0 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, WANLE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.2 bits against the possible answers.