Five-letter words matching _A__L

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What the remaining words have in common

75 matching words4 not previously used17 past answers

Position 1M 12%C 9%B 8%H 8%
Position 3V 15%T 11%M 9%N 8%
Position 4A 51%E 27%I 8%U 7%
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21 possible answers fit.

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

Still undecided: 1st letter: B, C, E, F, G, H, L, N, P·3rd letter: B, G, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, Z·4th letter: A, E, I, O

Possible answers

9 more possible answers are in the full list below.

used already been a Wordle answer · Likelihood labels describe modelled chance within a year, not eligibility. Method.

BAGEL Very unlikely used BANAL Very unlikely used BASAL Likely BASIL Very unlikely used CABAL Likely CAMEL Very unlikely used CANAL Very unlikely used CAROL Very unlikely used CAVIL Likely EASEL Very unlikely used FATAL Likely GAVEL Very unlikely used HAZEL Very unlikely used LABEL Very unlikely used LAPEL Possible used NASAL Very unlikely used NATAL Very unlikely used NAVAL Possible used NAVEL Very unlikely used PANEL Possible used PAPAL Very unlikely used HALAL Possible MAHAL Very unlikely PATEL Very unlikely BABEL Very unlikely BABUL Very unlikely CAPUL Very unlikely CAVEL Very unlikely DATAL Very unlikely DATIL Very unlikely DAYAL Very unlikely FANAL Very unlikely FAVEL Very unlikely GAYAL Very unlikely GAZAL Very unlikely HADAL Very unlikely HAMAL Very unlikely HAMEL Very unlikely HAVEL Very unlikely JACAL Very unlikely JARUL Very unlikely JAVEL Very unlikely KAHAL Very unlikely KAJAL Very unlikely KANAL Very unlikely KATAL Very unlikely KAVAL Very unlikely LAHAL Very unlikely LAVAL Very unlikely MADAL Very unlikely MAERL Very unlikely MAILL Very unlikely MAMIL Very unlikely MANUL Very unlikely MARAL Very unlikely MARIL Very unlikely MAZEL Very unlikely NAHAL Very unlikely NAWAL Very unlikely OASAL Very unlikely PAKUL Very unlikely PAROL Very unlikely RAMAL Very unlikely RATAL Very unlikely RATEL Very unlikely RAVEL Very unlikely SABAL Very unlikely SALAL Very unlikely SALOL Very unlikely SAMEL Very unlikely TAMAL Very unlikely TAXOL Very unlikely VAGAL Very unlikely VAKIL Very unlikely VASAL Very unlikely

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BEGAT leaves 8.8691 matching words on average, weighted by the answer model through 2026-11-05. This is the recommended move among a fixed panel of 64 evaluated guesses. All 75 matching words count, including words outside the working answer pool.

This move is an information probe: it does not fit this list and cannot solve this illustrated position immediately. It tests letters in Normal Mode; a Hard Mode move must also keep your revealed hints.

To attempt the most likely matching answer now, BASAL has a 18.7% modelled immediate solve chance and leaves 18.6276 words on average. This compares an immediate answer attempt with the information gained by the recommended move.

This illustration assumes only the shown green letters. Your grey and yellow tiles can change both the candidates and legal moves. Use the Solver for your complete board.

How this is calculated

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish _A__L?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _A__L as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

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These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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Pattern guide

What fits _A__L?

All 75 matching words are shown above. 21 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

39% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

AL 39/75 words (52%) EL 20/75 words (27%) MA 12/75 words (16%) AV 11/75 words (15%) NA 10/75 words (13%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 97% · three or more: 3%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _A__L?
75 five-letter words match _A__L in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 21 are possible answers.