- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching _ABL_
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CABLE (January 6, 2024); FABLE (January 1, 2026); TABLE (December 19, 2023).
ABAFT does not fit this page's clues. CABLE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
_ABLE
CABLE, FABLE, TABLE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABAFT tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 3 possible answers.
CABLE
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FABLE
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TABLE
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GABLE
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HABLE
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NABLA
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SABLE
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TABLA
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TABLS
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Pattern guide
What fits _ABL_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, F, G, H, N, S, T
- 5th letter A, E, S
Meanings and answer history
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CABLE
A long object used to make a physical connection.
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Past Wordle answer: January 6, 2024.
FABLE
A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.
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 1, 2026.
TABLE
Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.
“Set that dish on the table over there, please.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 19, 2023.
GABLE
The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).
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.
HABLE
Obsolete form of able.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NABLA
A Hebrew stringed instrument.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SABLE
A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
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.
TABLA
A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.
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.
TABLS
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _ABL_?
- 9 five-letter words match _ABL_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, TABLE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.42 bits against the possible answers.