- Average remaining
- 2.0
- Worst branch
- 3
- Information
- 1.79 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
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Shortlist
9 matching words2 not previously used4 past answersTight family: _ATTY (6)
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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Shortlist note
This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BATTY (July 18, 2021); CATTY (October 16, 2025); PATTY (August 9, 2022); RATTY (August 22, 2025).
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
ACERB does not fit this page's clues. BATTY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 4.33 (5 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
_ATTY
BATTY, CATTY, FATTY, PATTY, RATTY, TATTY differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ACERB tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
_ATTY?All 9 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
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Mad, crazy, silly.
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Past Wordle answer: July 18, 2021.
Resembling or characteristic of a cat.
“catty eyes”
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Past Wordle answer: October 16, 2025.
Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.
“fatty tissues”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
“The cook fried the hamburger patty, then put it in a bun.”
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Past Wordle answer: August 9, 2022.
Resembling or characteristic of a rat; ratlike.
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Past Wordle answer: August 22, 2025.
A potato.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
matted
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Of, relating to, or resembling, a hat.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Smart and fashionable.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.