Five-letter words matching _A_O_

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27 possible answers fit.

Among those candidates, MANOR produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.

Still undecided: 1st letter: B, C, F, H, K, L, M, R, S, T, V, W·3rd letter: B, C, G, J, L, N, P, R, S, T, V, Y, Z·5th letter: C, E, L, M, N, O, R, T, U, Y

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Possible answers

15 more possible answers are in the full list below.

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Pattern guide

What fits _A_O_?

All 145 matching words are shown above. 27 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

76% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

OS 7% ON 5% AR 3% RO 3% CA 3%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 81% · three or more: 19%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _A_O_?
145 five-letter words match _A_O_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 27 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, CANOE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.51 bits against the possible answers.
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