- 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.
Five-letter words ending in AUNT (_AUNT)
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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: DAUNT (August 2, 2025); GAUNT (July 10, 2024); HAUNT (July 26, 2025); JAUNT (October 20, 2021); TAUNT (September 6, 2022).
DIGHT does not fit this page's clues. DAUNT 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.
Trap warning:
_AUNT
DAUNT, GAUNT, HAUNT, JAUNT, TAUNT, VAUNT differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; DIGHT tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 6 possible answers.
DAUNT
used
GAUNT
used
HAUNT
used
JAUNT
used
TAUNT
used
VAUNT
possible
MAUNT
guess
NAUNT
guess
SAUNT
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _AUNT?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter D, G, H, J, M, N, S, T, V
Meanings and answer history
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DAUNT
To discourage, intimidate.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 2, 2025.
GAUNT
Angular, bony, and lean.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 10, 2024.
HAUNT
To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
“A couple of ghosts haunt the old, burnt-down house.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 26, 2025.
JAUNT
A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 20, 2021.
TAUNT
To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 6, 2022.
VAUNT
To speak boastfully.
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.
MAUNT
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NAUNT
aunt, mine aunt
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.
SAUNT
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _AUNT?
- 9 five-letter words match _AUNT in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SAUNT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.3 bits against the possible answers.