- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _AT_L
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: RATEL
Position 1D 25%R 25%F 13%K 13%
Position 4A 63%E 25%I 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 8 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: NATAL (April 5, 2022).
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 _AT_L?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter D, F, K, N, P, R
- 4th letter A, E, I
Meanings and answer history
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FATAL
Causing death or destruction.
“a fatal wound; a fatal disease; that fatal day; a fatal mistake”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NATAL
Of or relating to birth.
“Sea turtles return to their natal beaches to nest.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 5, 2022.
PATEL
A village head man.
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.
DATAL
Being or relating to a dataler; hired and paid on a daily basis.
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.
DATIL
A datil pepper, a very spicy pepper of the species Capsicum chinense.
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.
KATAL
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of catalytic activity; one mole per second. Symbol: kat.
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.
RATAL
A traditional Maltese unit of weight, officially 1.75 imperial pounds (0.794 kg), now widely metrified informally to mean 800 grammes.
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.
RATEL
Synonym of honey badger.
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 _AT_L?
- 8 five-letter words match _AT_L 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, RATEL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.73 bits against the possible answers.