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Five-letter words matching _ER_L

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9 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: SERAL

Position 1M 22%N 22%B 11%F 11%
Position 4A 33%E 22%I 22%O 11%

Possible answers

FERAL PERIL

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This pattern has 9 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: FERAL (July 30, 2024); PERIL (November 7, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter FERAL
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode FERAL keeps every stated clue.

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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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What fits _ER_L?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter B, F, K, M, N, P, S
  • 4th letter A, E, I, O, Y
Meanings and answer history

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FERAL

Wild; untamed.

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 30, 2024.

PERIL

A situation of serious and immediate danger.

“Your life is in peril.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: November 7, 2025.

BERYL

A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈).

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.

KEREL

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

MEREL

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

MERIL

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

NERAL

citral

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.

NEROL

The monoterpene alcohol (Z)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol, found in many essential oils.

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.

SERAL

Of or pertaining to a sere.

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 _ER_L?
9 five-letter words match _ER_L 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, SERAL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.74 bits against the possible answers.