- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.81 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 _AL_Y
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24
matching words
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What the remaining words have in common
24 matching words2 not previously used5 past answers
Position 1B 17%P 17%M 13%T 13%
Position 4L 33%M 17%K 13%T 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
BALMY
used
DALLY
used
PALSY
possible
RALLY
possible
SALLY
used
SALTY
used
TALLY
used
WALLY
guess
BALDY
guess
BALKY
guess
BALLY
guess
CALMY
guess
FALSY
guess
GALLY
guess
LALDY
guess
MALKY
guess
MALMY
guess
MALTY
guess
PALAY
guess
PALLY
guess
PALMY
guess
TALCY
guess
TALKY
guess
WALTY
guess
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This pattern has 24 words in the Wordle guess list; 7 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 7 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BALMY (May 8, 2025); DALLY (September 26, 2025); SALLY (March 25, 2024); SALTY (December 31, 2023); TALLY (November 17, 2024).
BRAST does not fit this page's clues. SALTY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.86 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
_ALLY
DALLY, RALLY, SALLY, TALLY differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; BRAST tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _AL_Y?
All 24 matching words are shown above. 7 are possible answers.
More about these matches
Words with five different letters
54% of the matches have no repeated letters.
Common letter pairs
AL 24/24 words (100%)
LL 8/24 words (33%)
LY 8/24 words (33%)
BA 4/24 words (17%)
LM 4/24 words (17%)
Vowels
No vowels: 0% · one: 96% · two: 4% · three or more: 0%
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _AL_Y?
- 24 five-letter words match _AL_Y in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 7 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SALTY has the highest feedback entropy at 5.16 bits against the possible answers.