- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _AL_R
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words2 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: TALER
Position 1P 22%T 22%B 11%H 11%
Position 4E 56%A 33%O 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
BALER
used
PALER
possible
VALOR
possible
HALER
guess
MALAR
guess
PALAR
guess
TALAR
guess
TALER
guess
WALER
guess
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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: BALER (July 5, 2025).
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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Pattern guide
What fits _AL_R?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, H, M, P, T, V, W
- 4th letter A, E, O
Meanings and answer history
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BALER
A machine for creating bales, e.g., of hay or cotton.
“Farmer Jones is in straits because his baler is broken down and he's got three fields of hay ready to bale.”
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Past Wordle answer: July 5, 2025.
PALER
comparative form of pale: more pale
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
VALOR
US standard spelling of valour.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HALER
comparative form of hale: more hale
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.
MALAR
Pertaining to the cheek.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PALAR
Pertaining to a pale, a vertical band or line.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TALAR
Relating to the talus.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TALER
A talker; a teller
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.
WALER
A breed of light saddle horse from Australia, once favoured as a warhorse.
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 _AL_R?
- 9 five-letter words match _AL_R 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, TALER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.77 bits against the possible answers.