- 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 matching _ALS_
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10
matching words
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words1 not previously used3 past answers
Position 1F 20%H 20%P 20%S 20%
Position 5E 40%A 30%Y 20%H 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish _ALS_?
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Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.
Two-turn example: ABAFT
In normal mode, this play can cover 4 of 4 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
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- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray PALSY — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray FALSE — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray SALSA — play this answer next
- Yellow, Yellow, Yellow, Gray, Gray BALSA — play this answer next
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This pattern has 10 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: BALSA (June 9, 2023); FALSE (January 30, 2025); SALSA (February 15, 2023).
ABAFT does not fit this page's clues. BALSA 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.
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Pattern guide
What fits _ALS_?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, F, H, P, S, V
- 5th letter A, E, H, Y
Meanings and answer history
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BALSA
A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 9, 2023.
FALSE
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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 30, 2025.
PALSY
Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.
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.
SALSA
A spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 15, 2023.
FALSY
Evaluating to false in a Boolean context.
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.
HALSE
To greet; salute; hail.
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.
HALSH
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PALSA
A hummock rising out of a bog with a core of ice; similar in appearance to a pingo but due to different structure palsas cannot grow as big as pingos.
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.
SALSE
A mud volcano, the water of which is often impregnated with salts.
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.
VALSE
Archaic form of waltz.
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 _ALS_?
- 10 five-letter words match _ALS_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.