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Five-letter words matching _ALT_

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10 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: SALTO

Position 1S 30%M 20%W 20%B 10%
Position 5S 40%Y 30%I 10%O 10%

Possible answers

SALTY WALTZ

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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: SALTY (December 31, 2023); WALTZ (October 30, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter SALTY
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1.0
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1.0 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode SALTY keeps every stated clue.

It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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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What fits _ALT_?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter B, D, H, M, S, W
  • 5th letter I, O, S, Y, Z
Meanings and answer history

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SALTY

Tasting of salt.

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 31, 2023.

WALTZ

A ballroom dance in 3/4 time.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: October 30, 2022.

SALTS

plural of salt

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.

BALTI

A large iron pan having two handles, especially used in Pakistani cuisine

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.

DALTS

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

HALTS

plural of halt

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

MALTS

plural of malt

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.

MALTY

Of, pertaining to, containing, or characteristic of malt

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.

SALTO

A somersault.

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.

WALTY

Liable to roll over; tippy.

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 _ALT_?
10 five-letter words match _ALT_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SALTO has the highest feedback entropy at 5.38 bits against the possible answers.