- 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.
Five-letter words ending in AINT (_AINT)
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This pattern has 6 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: FAINT (September 3, 2024); PAINT (June 21, 2024); SAINT (September 22, 2022).
FETTS does not fit this page's clues. FAINT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.5 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
_AINT
FAINT, PAINT, SAINT, TAINT differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; FETTS tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _AINT?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter D, F, H, P, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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FAINT
Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
“I felt faint after my fifth gin and tonic.”
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Past Wordle answer: September 3, 2024.
PAINT
A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
“fresh coat of paint”
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Past Wordle answer: June 21, 2024.
SAINT
A deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.
“The Roman Catholic Church proclaimed Kateri Tekakwitha a saint in 2012.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 22, 2022.
TAINT
A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
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.
DAINT
do not, don't
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HAINT
Alternative form of haunt.
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 _AINT?
- 6 five-letter words match _AINT in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SAINT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.51 bits against the possible answers.