- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _EL_H
Showing
10
matching words
Shortlist
What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words2 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: SELAH
Position 1B 20%P 20%W 20%D 10%
Position 4C 50%A 20%S 20%P 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
BELCH
used
WELCH
possible
WELSH
possible
BELAH
guess
DELPH
guess
FELCH
guess
MELCH
guess
PELCH
guess
PELSH
guess
SELAH
guess
Refine this pattern
The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.
Shortlist note
How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BELCH (October 15, 2021).
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.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 3 possible answers.
Pattern guide
What fits _EL_H?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, D, F, M, P, S, W
- 4th letter A, C, P, S
Meanings and answer history
Definitions do not affect whether Wordle accepts a word. Report a correction.
BELCH
To expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so loudly.
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 15, 2021.
WELCH
A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
“She's a welch. That watering-can isn't hers: I lent it to her three years ago.”
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.
WELSH
To cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.
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.
BELAH
beefwood
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.
DELPH
Alternative form of delf (“mine, quarry, ditch”).
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.
FELCH
To suck semen out of a sexual partner's vagina or anus.
“My husband felched his cum out of my asshole last night; that was so hot.”
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.
MELCH
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PELCH
A surname.
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.
PELSH
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SELAH
A word occurring between verses or paragraphs in parts of the Hebrew Bible, namely in Habakkuk and the Psalms; perhaps indicating a pause, either for contemplation or for clearing the throat in singing.
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 _EL_H?
- 10 five-letter words match _EL_H in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SELAH has the highest feedback entropy at 5.35 bits against the possible answers.