- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words ending in AULT (_AULT)
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This pattern has 6 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: FAULT (October 24, 2022); VAULT (June 14, 2024).
ABAFT does not fit this page's clues. FAULT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues 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 _AULT?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter D, F, G, H, S, V
Meanings and answer history
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FAULT
Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
“No, don't blame yourself. It's my fault that we lost the game.”
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Past Wordle answer: October 24, 2022.
VAULT
An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
“The decoration of the vault of Sainte-Chapelle was much brighter before its 19th-century restoration.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 14, 2024.
DAULT
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GAULT
A type of stiff, blue clay, sometimes used for making bricks.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HAULT
Lofty; haughty.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SAULT
A waterfall; a rapid.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _AULT?
- 6 five-letter words match _AULT 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, SAULT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.38 bits against the possible answers.